I love opening paragraphs such as this scribed with poetic prose and no passive voice. I wrote a piece yesterday (published a few hours ago) that honored two such opening paragraphs, one written by Conni Walkup Hull and the other by Toni the Talker. https://medium.com/illumination-curated/31-syllables-of-meaningful-engagement-for-writers-and-readers-e53c895b7021