before the sky had mantled every thing, 2022
before earth’s weight had met its balanced state, 2022
before the ground, more dense, drew elements, 2022
before surrounding air had found its home, 2022
before the weightless force of fire shot up, 2022
before the farthest fields enlarged their reach, 2022
before descending rivers sought their paths, 2022
before the woods—unfelled—were clothed with leaves, 2022
before the rains and mist that drench arrived, 2022
before the winds received their separate tracts, 2022
before the seas would stretch and swell and roil, 2022
before the stars, long hid, began to gleam, 2022
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