Alchemisland

Before putrefying giant flesh gave breath to new worlds

Before birds gorged on the innards of fire-looting Prometheus

Millenia before Milesians keen for her grand verditure, virgin earth green as Eden verdant viridian urgent throbbing unguent for sun men whose sand isles defy seeds to try sprouting

High in mountains a fastness, thereby where a melting sun’s shedded tendrils pool

Waxy fruits crowned by green aglet shoots jewelcolour in direct sunlight, mount like breasts impressively-headed trees’ sagging boughs

Birds sounds thousands drowning out drowsy dripdrop whoosh of the water spout pounding ground from a height

Before giants Alp-shouldered hurled island-forming boulders a mile off, chagrinning Poseidon, which one day Trojan exile Brutus would rule each mile of

Before Greek ploys sacked Troy, taking glory which never fades

Before stories pried open our origins, for all knowledge then travelled orally

Before stars were named for heroes, by poetic deity Homer sightless yet seeing 

Before hate, gaiety, love, tenderness, before Elysium and Hades.