Fire, water, air, earth —
they knew it all, the sages.
The universe in their grasp,
the elements said it all.
Surely millenniums
of knowledge put to shame
such wisdom. We know it all,
earth and sky under our domain.
Yet wisdom pales to rid the pain,
to piece together shattered lives.
Thoughts of moderns fall far short
to grasp the wisdom of the heart.
