“The flood resumed and I was on a boat with him

he took along seven pairs of each animal

and sailed at will

toward another promised land

but I knew he was not Noah.

engulfed him constantly

and more fearful than a sparrow

facing a cat

I prayed that he would leave the boat.

the more so his spirit infused

this momentous voyage

until his body froze at the helm

no longer a living being.

and suddenly the sky brightened

and one could see doves approaching

over the churning water

bearing olive branches in their beaks.”

(THE FLOOD RESUMED)