in the beginning there was nothing but the stars and the girl who held up the sun and sent it spinning around the world and the valleys rose and the mountains sank and the wild things gathered at the river bank one boy went traveling as he ran he drew the first breath and the wind curled over the sea wind from the bellows of his chest the waves rolled over and greeted the sun and all of the water and the land were one the boy grew surely into the brightest man spent his days in the himalayas and slept on the sands of japan and the woman smiled down on him extending a graceful hand when a palm played upon his face he rose to hear her say welcome she said welcome to this place i am god i do not take sides i do not try or take you're just a dream that i've been having and i've decided never to wake
