Leviticus: The First Five

Bereshith: In the beginning

God one only and unknowable.

Then came ish and ishah

and their fall.

Shemoth: The names

The long-lived sons of

a sinful world, a second fall,

reconciliation.

Wayiqua: And he called.

The sky dropped water.

The earth sang with honey

and milk.

Bamidbar: In the wilderness

The Israelites, a wandering nation

rooted, grew, uprooted, moved

and persevered.

Debarim: The words

Tokens of Yahweh become Jehovah

promise sprung from "the Word"

redemption bent.