The Order of Things

[Mark A Becker]

The Order of Things
First light, and above the formless Earth
an opaque sky; below, a primordial water world.
The sun and moon began to shine through clouds,
and as dry land formed, plants that signaled life.
Suddenly, an explosion of fish, and fowl, then on land
multitudes of mammals. And finally, us.

The order of things, as science has shown-
how were they known, 40 centuries ago?

I thought I'd float this slightly revised version. The previous version was hotly debated for several days before I agreed to have it moved to a discussion forum.