How Death Forever Came About Poem by David Aoloch Bion

Longest time ago, Nhialic, Creator and God
Created Garangdit, son of mud
Wife Abuk, daughter of crane
Ordained Adicol, the yellow eye black bird
As priestess and gave her piece of broken gourd
Told her ‘’ if mankind aged and die, burry him Or her she, Adicol throw piece of gourd in Green River if enters water, come up and floats ‘’ she, priestess will fly to highest altitude
And prays, proclaims in deepest voice
‘’O Nhialic Aciek May mankind resurrect, live again on earth like piece of gourd floats again on water’’
Nhialic, God gave this message Adicol, priestess and went to Nhial, his home
In hidden and unknown direction

On earth when mankind die
Is buried and Adicol, priestess performed
Piece of gourd ritual
Mankind resurrect and no death forever then
One day man set forest on fire
Fire burned Adicol water droplike nest on tree
Six eggs of Adicol burned in nest on tree
Mourning her eggs Adicol burned piece of gourd in funeral rite in revenge
Never informed mankind

Days later mankind died and buried
Relatives sent Adicol, priestess to perform rite
Adicol went and picked piece of broken pot
And threw in Green River, piece of pot sank
In water, she flew in highest altitude
Prayed amd proclaimed in deepest voice
‘’ O Nhialic Aciek May mankind die and never come to live on earth again like piece of pot
That come back from water’’
There came death forever
Adicol flew to wild become wild bird
Nhialic never came from Nhial