Before the first days, when no one numbered the moons Before the first nights, when no one named the hills When no one mapped the rivers, or set sail on the seas
From the steppes she came
From the place of tall grass she came From the inland desert she came
She rode a lion
Arrows she brought with her, arrows She rode a lion
A sword she carried, a flail
She carried the measuring rod
The rays of the sun at her back At her back
She came to the sea
Diane di Prima war eine US-amerikanische Dichterin (*1934 in Brooklyn, New York City, †2020 in San Francisco, CA) sowie eine der inspirierendsten Stimmen der Beat Generation.