as their work came to an end
the radiant gods reached down
placed trees upon the mountainsides
with their long, lightning tweezers
smoothed the plains with their palms
drew rivers with their fingers
dangled a round flaming diamond
above it all
bestowed upon each inhabitant
the length of their lifetime
their portion of love and loneliness
hunger and plenty
freedom and servitude
then, they all exhaled
to fill the terrarium with air
they all cried together
to bring the first rain
turned on the dark
turned on the nightlight moon
closed the seamless lid
of the sparkling sky
and moved on
