Artwork by Levy

                               Before I handed
                               Adam his apple,
                               Pele ruled volcanic
                               eruptions;
                               windstorms, approved
                               by Zeus,
                               filled the skies,
                               as goddesses danced
                               to songs
                               writ from lion's
                               roar and
                               eagles' whisper.
                               My barefooted wanderings
                               cemented paintings
                               into earth's flesh,
                               recording my stories
                               for future Adams
                               to ponder.

                               by Pris Campbell
                               Copyright 8/8/2001