In the earliest Greek Myths, Deucalion and Pyrrha were the only humans to survive a great flood unleashed by the gods. Taking shelter in a wooden chest, they rode white-tipped waves and howling winds to a dry, empty land wiped clean of all that had come before.
Deucalion was the son of Prometheus, who stole fire from the gods. Pyrrha was the daughter of Pandora, who opened a box that unleashed all the evils of existence into the world. Despite the crimes of their ancestors, the Gods blessed the young couple and helped them rebuild humanity.
Deucalion and Pyrrha tossed pebbles over their shoulders into the earth; where the pebbles landed, new men and women grew from the ground like grain.
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Shadow drawn back,
reveal the wind-swept stage.
The props and turf we know,
roaring coldness rushing in.
Batten down the hatches,
for the end will not come slow.
Seal the timbers, start the pumps,
set the clock, cut the lines.
Hoist the anchors, check ignition,
buckles snapped, worries cinched.
Heavens eyes survey the scene,
the divine decree, mission control.
Papa’s spark, Mom’s propellant,
light the fuse and get away.
The vessel, it casts off.
Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll!
Each shudder prompts a shiver,
each groan offers dread.
The flood drowns the world,
but the earth is not dead.
Check the timbers, fix the pumps,
calculus, empty tanks.
EVA, check for mold.
Quiet yawning, wide and waiting.
They strain to seek each orbit.
Roughness wards the cold.
Blood for red, wings for white.
Colors to stain the scape.
Catch and release the clamor,
horizon in their pockets.
With each survivor
we nod our heads.
The flood will drown us, the world
The earth’s not dead.
He has a Bachelor in Music Composition from DePaul University and a Masters in Music Composition from Northwestern
University. Jim Gailloreto is the artistic director of the non-profit Jazz Artists Resource
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