Instead of putting them off as I had feared, it seemed to give them permission to write in a grander voice which lent a power to their writing I had not seen before. Also, a few students were drawn to rhyme. I didn't discourage this, but helped them try rhyming creatively. Water gives people something to drink and it helps some people, like me, think. Fire warms people and things, it makes some people feel like they have wings.
Water can turn into tears that soothe.
Fire destroys many people's moods. Water can cause floods all day, many people must go far away. Fire can destroy land and turn houses into sand. It shakes me in a quake, it also rocks me and rocked me when I was young. Shared all his memories with me, can always tell me secrets that I never knew.