Megan Moffatt, Grade 7, St. Paul

In the beginning … a planet

no trees,

no greenery

no life, and so he said, “let there be brightness,” and

no it was done. There was night and day.

On the second day,

only light,

and so he said, “let there be land and sea for

my creations to live on” and so it was done.

On the third day,

only light, but land as well as sea,

and so he said, “let there be animals, miniature and colossal,

fierce and kind” and so it was done.

On the fourth day,

there was light, land, sea and animals

and so he said, “let there be humans of all

race and colour” and it was done.

On the fifth day,

there was light, land and sea, animals and humans

and so he said, “let there be plants to bear

fruit to nourish my universe” and so it was done.

On the sixth day,

there was light, land, sea and life,

and so he said, “let there be rain to fill my oceans and to help my creations live and

grow” and so it was done.

On the seventh day,

there was light, land, sea, animals, humans and plants,

and so he said, “let there be roads, utilities and vehicles

for my people to use” and it was done.

On the eight day,

the world was complete.

And he then said, “let my people treat and care

for my earth well and take care of the world around them, the world I have created for them.”