Bob Schwartz

בְּרֵאשִׁית
וְהָאָרֶץ, הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ

Bereshit
Ha’aretz hata tohu vbohu

In the beginning
The earth was tohu and bohu

Life and language began
In the sea
Teeming with single cells and letters
Go fish and catch
Dock your boat
On the desert shore
Wander where the word
Withers in the wilderness
There it began and may end
In pristine dry overheated
Silence

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