In the beginning There was no form No light, no image you could see Just a vast, empty void A darkness filled, abyss This immense, aphotic sea Then from the depths, a crack appeared And light came bursting thru The sun explodes, its streaming rays To warm our earth anew Awakens all, these wondrous gifts Existing on our planet Just like I, aroused in you The need, to read this Sonnet BOEMS BY JA 268