the new earth (a fugue)
by Jerome
Heath
profjerryheath@hyahoo.com
"as the morning drew nigh, there were voices and
lightnings and a dark cloud on the mountain: a voice like a trumpet sounded loud
and all the people trembled"
rumble
hiss
rumble
rumble
hiss
rumble
roar
flash
moan
great clouds of blackness rumble from the earth
sounds
flashes of light
deep blackness in huge clouds
rumble
hiss
rumble
rumble
hiss
rumble
roar
flash
moan
great clouds of blackness rumble from the earth
sounds
flashes of light
deep blackness in huge clouds
rumble
hiss
rumble
the earth lives
rumble
hiss
rumble
the earth speaks
roar
flash
moan
hear the story
from deep within
the earth lives
the earth speaks
rumble
hiss
rumble
flash
rumble
hiss
rumble
roar
flash
moan
great clouds of blackness
rumble from the earth
sounds
flashes of light
deep darkness in huge clouds
rumble
hiss
rumble
crash
rumble
hiss
rumble
flash
moan
great clouds of blackness
rumble from the earth
sounds
flashes of light
deep darkness in huge clouds
rumble
hiss
rumble
the earth lives
wam
rumble
hiss
rumble
the earth speaks
roar
flash
moan
we hear the story
bam
from deep within
rumble
the earth lives
the earth speaks
flash
wam
flash
great red ingots of rock
stream down
like glowing ciphers
flash
wam
flash
streams of light
amid the smoke
write a new page
wam
bang
groan
creation at work
creation amid destruction
working together
leaving a new page
for us to read
flash
rumble
hiss
rumble
bam
rumble
hiss
rumble
wam
roar
flash
moan
great clouds of blackness
rumble from the earth
sounds
flashes of light
deep darkness in huge clouds
bam
rumble
hiss
rumble
flash
rumble
hiss
rumble
wam
roar
flash
moan
great clouds of blackness
roar
rumble from the earth
groan
sounds
moan
flashes of light
crash
deep darkness in huge clouds
wam, bam, flash
rumble
hiss
rumble
the earth lives
bam, wam, crash
rumble
hiss
rumble
the earth speaks
wam, bam, flash
roar
flash
moan
we hear the story
roar
from deep within
moan
the earth lives
flash
the earth speaks
wam
rumble
hiss
rumble
bam
rumble
hiss
rumble
hiss
roar
flash
moan
great clouds of blackness
roar
rumble from the earth
flash
sounds
moan
flashes of light
crash
deep darkness in huge clouds
bam
rumble
hiss
rumble
wam
rumble
hiss
rumble
bam
roar
crash
moan
great clouds of blackness
wam, bam
rumble from the earth
flash, crash
sounds
moan, groan
flashes of light
bam, kablam
deep darkness in huge clouds
wam, bam, roar
rumble
hiss
rumble
bam
the earth lives
bam, wam, moan
rumble
hiss
rumble
wam
the earth speaks
wam, bam, groan
roar
flash
moan
we hear the story
roar
from deep within
moan
the earth lives
flash
the earth speaks
flash
wam
flash
great red ingots of rock
hiss
streaming down
groan
glowing ciphers
flash
wam
flash
streams of light
flash
amid the smoke
roar
write a new page
wam
bang
groan
creation at work
moan
creation amid destruction
crash
working together
grind
leaving a new page flash
for us to read
kaboom, flash
flares of light
stream across the sky
flash, crash
sparks flash everywhere
hiss, pop
molten rock sags
moan, creak
then moves on
groan, rumble
the earth twists
grind, groan, moan, rumble
the earth writhes
crash, bash, splash, flash
the earth cries out
bam, blam, kabam, kablam
as if in birth
moan, groan
glowing molten rock
roar, flash
flowing from deep within
groan, rumble
lighting up the sky
flash, wam
to a red glow
rumble
flash
rumble
the earth gives birth
rumble
the old earth dies
rumble
the new earth lives
rumble
we have heard it
rumble
hiss
rumble
we have seen it
rumble
hiss
rumble
Jerome Heath
profjerryheath@hyahoo.com
Background Picture by Valerie Heath