Every tree standing lanky and towering on the hills; was once upon a time a minuscule seedling, 

 

Every dog barking discordantly on the streets; was once upon a time an innocuous pup; yelping incoherently in the darkness all around, 

 

Every bird soaring handsomely in the sky; was once upon a time a glistening

egg; incarcerated beneath soft twigs of the nest, 

 

Every alligator slithering menacingly through the marshy swamps; was once upon

a time an inconspicuous tadpole floating nimbly in still water, 

 

Every desert sprawled over infinite territory; was once upon a time a small hillock of disdainfully colored mud, 

 

Every star shimmering brilliantly in the cosmos; was once upon a time a tiny flame of glowing candle, 

 

Every mountain towering domineeringly on the landscapes; was once upon a time

an infinitesimal lump of clay, 

 

Every tiger with a deafening growl philandering through the jungles; was once

upon a time an infantile cub; having bohemian paws without the slightest of nail, 

 

Every leaf gargantuan in proportion and cascading from the tree; was once upon

a time; a raw bud extruding in clusters; proliferating by the hour, 

 

Every volcano fulminating into sizzling fountains; was once upon a time a placid stream of molten liquid, 

 

Every patch of ominous cloud in the sky; was once upon a time thin wisps of atmosphere, 

 

Every slab of fortified wall; was once upon a time a finely pulverized blend of burnt stone, 

 

Every large bone of the body; was once upon a time a profoundly squelched mass

of intermingles flesh, 

 

Every squall that swept thunderously across the city; was once upon a time a

droplet of saline tear that trickled down the cheek, 

 

Every mass of lethal dynamite that exploded; was once upon a time an incongruous piece of lead, 

 

Every wind that mightily blew in the monsoons; was once upon a time moist breath that flowed intermittently through the nostrils, 

 

Every dinosaur trampling indiscriminately through the meadows; was once upon a

time an obnoxiously scented insect, 

 

Every mother surrounded blissfully by children; was once upon a time a freckled and embarrassed girl, 

 

Every reptile profusely impregnated with poison; was once upon a time a stinging beetle, 

 

And every man trespassing on the surface of land; trying to reign supreme over the entire earth; was once upon a time a particle of saw dust; simply a short stub of compressed thread; one out of the millions lying scattered in directions unprecedented.