First Morning

John Agard 吳可為

I was there on that first morning of creation

when heaven and earth occupied one space

and no one had heard of the human race.

I was there on that first morning of creation

when a river rushed from the belly of an egg

and a mountain rose from a golden yolk.

I was there on that first morning of creation

when the waters parted like magic cloth

and the birds shook feathers at the first joke.

（四川成都 吳可為 供稿）