It began with a great-big-bang, At least - so far as we can tell, What came before the gods sang, Before heavens and before hells, There...

The sand around me coarse and dry, On the root of this gnarled tree, Branches stretch above on high, Green-leaf petals shading me,...

Like a seed buried deep, Taken root in rot to steep, It sits in mud, this dampened earth, Tilled with blood, tears, forbore a blighted...