The water says:
I remember.
I came first of all.
There was nothing before me.
In the time of rain
rain fell on the water.
In the time of dryness
the water reflected the sky.
I came first of all.
There was nothing before me.
Vapor rose.
It became
the tree of heaven.
Vapor rose.
It became
the bird of the sun.
A seed fell.
The earth began growing.
Animals sprang up.
The vegetation was thick.
Then came the people.
Then came the spirits
and the powerful demons
who live under the earth.
Let me tell you:
I will outlast them.
Even the demons
will disappear in time.
I have no shape.
No one can divide me.
No one can say
what I really am.