there was God. And God swept over the void, and said to Himself, “I am lonely.” And so God set about to make Himself a companion. God said, “I shall make a counterpart, to keep me company in the void.” And from the void and His mind’s eye God created a woman to be His companion. And the LORD separated the void into a blue plane and a black plane, and from what remained of the void He shaped a woman. (Some say He took her and knew her right then, others argue that He only thought of it. Still more people argue that His thoughts were pure, but the truth is known only to God and the woman). The LORD then named the blue void “Day” and the black plane “Night.” And God looked upon His creation, saying “It is good,” and there was noon and there was night, that first day.
On the second day, the LORD said to himself, “I shall give this woman a name, so she may think freely and have a voice to share her thoughts. Otherwise I shall be no less lonely than before.” And so He called her “Eve” and she opened her eyes, saying “LORD”. And God said, “Eve, I have made you My companion.” But Eve was afraid, and said, “LORD, there is no place for me to stand, and I am afraid I shall fall.” So God created the earth, and guided her feet to the ground, so she would not fall. And God set the earth to spin, so in the day Eve could look out upon the blue void, and at night behold the obsidian void. Eve smiled graciously, and God saw that it was good, as the earth passed into the black and the second day came to an end.
On the third day, the Lord woke Eve, saying “I have made you, Eve to share My creation.” And Eve said, “LORD, this ground we stand on, I thank you for it, but I am afraid I know not what it looks like.” And God said, “I could take you above the earth, to view it all” but Eve said, “No, LORD, for I am afraid I shall fall.” So God offered to create another world, to hang in the blue void, which he called “sky,” that she may see the likeness of the earth and know it was secure for her feet. And Eve told the LORD, “Make me another world like this, that I may know what I stand upon. Make it of sturdy wood so I know it is secure.” And the LORD took the tree of Everlasting Life, knowing He could plant another later, and from the timbers built a world to hang in the sky. But as the LORD finished, the earth began to pass into night, leaving the world of timber behind, and Eve was afraid. “LORD, I cannot see the world You have made in the night sky! Make another that I should not be afraid.” And the LORD cut down the tree of Knowledge (again, a point of dispute: some argue that God surely had wished he could feed Eve from the tree of Knowledge before cutting it down, but only God knows what God has thought) and from the timbers made a world to hang in the night sky. Seeing the world mirror her own, Eve was relieved, and she kissed God’s hand, and she slept. God, exhausted, stared at His hand, and saw that it was good. And day gave way to night, the third day.
On the fourth day, God came to Eve, saying “I have made you My companion, to share this creation.” And Eve looked around and said, “The earth is empty.” And God said, “Have you forgotten my name already? And you had me cut down the trees from which you would find food.” And Eve, hurt, said “LORD. Please. I ask You to fill the earth, so I may know You love me. I need more than trees, but also birds and all manner of crawling creature, and plants of all kinds, to provide us with fruit. And throughout the day, the LORD made the animals to populate the earth, and made birds, and trees, and flowers. And Eve smiled upon the creatures that she liked, and frowned upon the ones that did not meet her approval. And God smote those which Eve did not smile upon, so He could satisfy His companion and not be alone. And Eve embraced the LORD, thanking Him for His hard work. And the LORD once again said, “It is good” and the day turned to night, ending the fourth day.
On the fifth day, God came to Eve, saying “Awake, My companion, and share this creation with Me.” And Eve smiled, and they walked through the world, and named the animals they saw, and ate the fruit from the trees. And on that fifth day, God fell in love with His first creation, but said nothing. For God knew that He had given Eve a free mind, and He could not control what she thought. Still, the LORD whispered secrets to her, and tried to make her smile. And when the sky changed from blue to black, the LORD kissed her cheek, and to the LORD it was good. Eve smiled, then turned and wished Him goodnight. Thus ended the fifth day.
On the sixth day, God came to Eve, saying “Awake, My companion, and let us walk through the world again.” But Eve said to the LORD, “LORD, we walk through this world, this garden, but without one to tend it, this world shall surely fall to ruin.” And so God made a man in his own image to tend the earth. He said to the man, “You will till the soil, and water the flowers, and feed and groom the animals.” Eve said to the LORD, “Will you not give him a name?” And God knew what it would mean to give man a name, but He loved Eve, and would do anything to not be left alone. So He named the man “Adam,” and Adam at once saw the woman God had created before him. And Adam obeyed in his duties to tend the garden of the earth, but he also kept an eye to Eve. And as Eve and the LORD walked the earth, Adam followed. And in the morning, Eve said to the LORD, “What of that lizard? How would it appear without legs?” And the LORD chased the lizard, removing its legs to make a snake. While He was doing this, Adam gave Eve a rose he had plucked from the ground, saying “This must be yours, for beauty can only come from beauty.” And Eve blushed to the color of the rose. But when God approached she tucked the flower away, saying “Come, LORD, let us walk a little farther.” And at midday, they walked across the sands, and the wind blew high, stinging their eyes. So God said, “I shall walk a little ways ahead, and calm the winds, so we aren’t blinded by the sands.” And as He walked off, Adam came from hiding and gave Eve an exquisite stone, saying, “I have found this in the sands, and believe it must be yours, for charm can only come from the charming.” And Eve smiled at this, for it was more clever than the words of the LORD, and she felt pretty with her rose and her stone. And later in the day, Eve and the LORD stopped in a shady place filled with birds, and Adam hid waiting in that place, too. And Eve said, “LORD, it is so quiet here, could you teach these birds to sing?” And as God gave the birds lessons in song, Adam gave to Eve the sweet fruit of a nearby shrub, saying “This berry must be yours, for sweet can only come from sweet.” And Eve gave her heart to Adam, then, as the birds sang their first song.
Now as the sixth day came to a close, the LORD bent down to kiss Eve, but Eve backed away, saying, “LORD, the sky is so dark. Could You not set a light so I may see Your face more clearly?” And the LORD said, “I shall fill the sky with bulbs for you, so you will know how My heart is with you each night.” And as God swept into the void, placing stars carefully to spell out a message of love to Eve, Adam stepped out with a bouquet of flowers, and stole Eve’s affections. And Eve submitted to his advances on that sixth night, and they fell asleep together on the grass.
When God had finished setting the stars, He took the extras and placed them in a pouch, and descended to earth, to seek Eve’s approval. But when He found her, He saw she was with the man Adam. And nothing was good, as the sixth night came to an end and the seventh day began.
On the seventh day, God rose up from the earth, no longer satisfied with creation, and unable to see Eve again. In His rage, he set fire to the worlds that hung over the earth. And the world He made from the tree of life burned, but would not die, and it burns to this day. The world hanging in the night sky, however, burned to cinder and ash. And God said, I hung this world to give you comfort at night, but now I will set it to motion, so that it will fade in and out of view, and some nights there will be no mirror for your world. And God looked at the night sky, seeing the words of love spelled in stars. And in His anger He opened the pouch of extra stars and flung them against the sky. His words were scratched out by the jet of stars. But the LORD had given His love to Eve, and He could not take it back, and the love of God became the birthright she gave her children, to pass on forever. And God could not forgive Adam, for Adam had not denied his nature, he had not sinned. For God had created Adam in His own image, and Adam truly came to love Eve as well. And so God wept, and his tears filled the shallow places of the earth, rivulets and streams flooded into rivers, rivers pooled into lakes, and lakes spilled into seas.
And God swept away from the earth, and looked upon all of creation on the night of the seventh day, and He saw it for what it was. And God said, “I am alone.” And there was morning, and there was night, and thus ended the seventh day.
