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

roar

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

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Background Picture by Valerie Heath

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