About

before the beginning it is said
the great Spirit of God in canopies of darkness
hovered over the face of the deep
the brooding potential of all to come
stirring the waters

down into the ominous void
went the words of God
creating space to be filled
with water and life teeming
first light on the young oceans

vast the life it grew
always on into the space beyond
though the poisons came
bent backs and nothing was the same
except for God

before the end it is said
we the young oceans
will wrestle no more with the deep dark
glimpsing out like children before the sea
we see what will be coming

singing on the banks
waiting together and telling
winding stories of just how
the ancient curse has lost its grip
so all with God are young forever

-Caleb Clardy