Before Man Gave it Name
A collaboration piece by Sigh, Ontology & Ramona Moth
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type written by Sigh, Ontology. collaged by Ramona Moth
“Before Man Gave it Name”
the wilderness silent that cold and crooked night Saturn, dwelling in the firmament bore witness to the first man formed from dust and returned to it. below Shachal descends from high places into the cold, into the black. He moves without sound as water cuts through rock' and teeth through bone. Ayalah thirsts after the water brooks so thirsts death for life. Shachal hastens not the blacks knows him yields to him; though it too will take him as it took his father before Man gave it name. Saturn, beheld Shachal before and shall behold him again and shall behold the last one descend from the high places into the black and none shall follow. the stars quiet their light trembles the black is older than chayyim that did rise from rock and name itself. Shachal does not attend it; the nefesh in them; familiar water stills in channels; wind withdraws. Ayalah lifts her head but learns only her echo and Pluto waits; impending dark. Ayalah's hooves trouble the stream the valley stills Shachal breaks the silence, stone loosed from the hill, teeth find the throat where nefesh keeps. and above the valley Ayit circles patient. Shachal feeds in high places Saturn returns to midnight's cloak Ayit descends to what remains Pluto receives nefesh and the fire breaks the eastern black, igniting the firmament; the celestial king in his chariot rides upon the mountains, the sun in his strength He commanded the heavens to pour forth and purple spilled upon the high places and gold into the valley and crimson bleeds in the still water and the heavens open blue above. and below, the first man beheld this and he called it sunrise and this he called good.
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Really great poetry right here!! Ramona and sigh ontology both did amazing and the type written version 👩🍳😘
My ears and heart loved this