Poem January 1, 2002 ISSUE

God smiles

The first chapter of Genesis retold by Bill Buchman,—D<i>enmark</i>

In the great forever
God created the sky and the earth.

“Let there be light,” God said.
And light was there.
And God saw it was good.

And God put the sun in the sky
to light up the day.

He put the stars and the moon
in the sky to light up the night.

And God made the clouds.

And He made the oceans.

And He made the land.

And God made many ...
many ... many
different kinds of plants
with flowers and fruits and seeds
to grow on the earth.
More than you
can ever count,

And God filled the oceans with
many... many... many
different kinds of fish
to swim in the water.

More than you can ever count.

And He filled the sky
with many ... many ... many
different kinds of birds
to fly in the air.

More than you can ever count.

And God covered the earth
with many ... many ... many
different kinds of animals
to crawl and walk and run
and climb on the land.

More than you can ever count.

And God created man
and woman,
Like Him,
to reflect all of His power,
all of His light,
and all of His goodness
forever.

And God gave all of His creatures
good things to eat.
And God blessed them all
with many ... many ...
many children.
More, by far,
than you can
ever count.

Then God looked at everything He had made,
And, well...
He saw it was very ... very ... very good.
In fact, it was perfect.

And God smiled a smile that stretched forever.

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