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The Music of the Spheres
The music of the spheres.
A harmonious universe--like a harp.
Its rhythms are the equal, repeated seasons.
The beating of the heart.
Day/night. The going and returning of migratory birds.
The cycles of stars and corn.
The mimosa that unfolds by day and folds up again by night.
Rhythms of moon and tide. One single rhythm in planets, atoms, sea,
And apples that ripen and fall, and in the mind of Newton.
Melody,accord, arpeggios.
The harp of the universe.
Unity behind apparent multiplicity.
That is the music.
Words by Ernesto Cardenal
