In the beginning br Before beginnings br God said br Let there be light br And his voice traveled br And returned br As light br Again he said br Let there be br Let there be br And his echoes br Became br Sky and earth br And waters in-between br Flora and fauna br Sun moon stars br And God was delighted br He shouted eternity br And time burst br Birthing sound br The form and content br Of Man and Woman br God named all br Paradise br Then Man and Woman br Looked around br And into themselves br And saw it all br And were delighted br They said br Let there be Poetry br Of us br And everything br Around us br And they heard br Paradise br Become echoes br Heard them returning br To eternity through time br Through silence br Of themselves br And heard not themselves br But the Voice br Of the One br Who uttered them br Then they sinned br And were forgiven br Sinned again br And were forgiven br They saw Paradise br Become Chaos br Around them br In them br And they said br Let there be Poetry br And Chaos gathered br In pain and sorrow br In comfort and joy br Became Paradise br Of Man and Woman br Who again heard br The echoes br Heard them travelling br Painfully slowly br Through their time br Of Man and Woman br Let there be Poetry br They said br Said it like a prayer br And the echoes br Of Chaos br Shimmering Chaos br Rose and rose br And merged with br The Voice br Who worded all br In the beginning br Before beginnings br And All were br Delightedbr br Francisco R.