Before we existed the Earth
lived, before it spread its
plains it was alive with its
knowledge and wisdom;
in the primeval days water
and fire fought many
wars over the soft body
of this earth, and the two
enemy elements made
peace and lived together
and the world shone its joy
and purpose; you, oh
harmony, and the seed of
the great father stirred in
the womb of the endless sea
which gave birth to us too
and when the verdure of
the forests glowed with life
the world assumed a joyous,
unimaginable beauty. And
when man walked upon
the Earth his mind
shone like a new sun
that fogged the heavens.
Manolis Aligizakis 