the book started with the line
once upon a
girl studied the sun
illuminates the essence of phenomenon
setting so she'd soar
the night wraps the photograph in the arms
of a traveler
hiking heights
to gaze sea level
acquainted in depth
the child awakes from a dream
cursing at the wind
the waters rush the land
Noah calls a woman to his left
the trees sway to
a song
cries the baby born
cries the creator
with a smile
a phantom harmonizes
the edge of the moon
singing of a song
phantasmagoric
lush in enchantment of hymn
nonsense
a wise man sings it of himself
willfully obscure
yet so deeply human
he writes
and the book closes on its own