The process of creation Instant in a flash of light through the spoken Word Or fertilized in the womb Or sprouting underground Maybe born of the heavens long ago Before earth and sun Born of the stars, exploding into the universe Or within the volcano Deep inside the earths core Born of the waters, the streams and waterfalls The rich colors of the untouched forest Initiated in the sounds of night, birdcalls and the occasional howl in moonlight Sons and daughters of thousand year old oak trees, acorns falling, scattering Conceived in the deepest and darkest oceans, unaware and uncaring about the mythical surface world Carried upon by the wind accross the world, currents and pathways charted by the birds and the monarchs Dandelion child