The Elements

Aries was never the Sun,
horns dripping with war,
fear a pelt on their bonestead.
 
Taurus never more than a purr,
a promise in its infancy,
the allure of rose tinted glass.
 
Gemini were wild and adventurous things,
wise, scratching, empowered.  
Cancer was both compassionate and villainous,
could fill whole reservoirs with their tears.
 
And Leo hosted warm gatherings,
soul fierce and wide for the pride.
Virgo was a steady, calm alchemy,
the creator, the joyful, passion element.
 
Libra was adoring, and calculated,
true believer of justice and peace.
Scorpio worshipped the Moon lightly,
writing notes of love and revenge.
 
Sagittarius mingled between dawn and dusk,
danced upon delights of this life.
Capricorn was a warrior wandering
that line between responsibility and want.
 
And Pisces was always a pipedream,
a moment sunk deep in the dark,  
Aquarius is still out muse seeking,
knowing the world is as beautiful as it is hard.