. . . . . . . . (1) THE ORIGIN OF SKY was from the light of his own robe he took & stretched it like a robe the skies were rolling out from he figured that should do it in Shadai's words "shall do" -- became his name then -- then firmed it up (they say) "thy covering of thyself "with light "is like a robe "the way thou stretchest the sky out "'s like a curtain (2) THE ORIGIN OF EARTH took snow or ice -- 'twas underneath his throne -- & dropped it on the waters then they became congealed earth's crust was formed from it (they say) "he tells the snow "be earth Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA 98368-0271, www.cc.press.org |