"The Four Sword"
Jeffrey
McKinley Classical Leadership Academy
St. Louis City, MO
"The Four Sword" by Jeffrey McKinley Classical Leadership Academy City of St. Louis, MO This video was taken at the 2014 7GP 7th Grade Poetry Contest Winner Event in St. Louis, MO on April 16th, 2014. Read the poems of every 2014 winner at www.7gp.org.
Pull the sword out of its pedestal
but be warned
The moment you grab its hilt
and point the blade’s tip to the heavens
Your soul will be split into four
One fragment for each element
One soul filled with rage and energy,
He shall hold the flames
One soul as sad and as blue as the ocean,
He shall hold the water
One soul, sincere and forgiving,
He shall hold the Earth
And one soul of brave heart and heroic thought,
He shall hold the winds
That soul
Is your soul