Two Related Bodies

it is not
that humans have a history
a record of our momentum

but that humans want history
history is what is lacking in us
all other animals carry their ancestries
with them into this present moment

none of them needs a myth to explain
the separation of its personality from nature
none has forgotten
there is a moment created
one moment with eternal changes

exists
in spite
of time

the natural resonance
that orders our universe
only appears in time
colors resound within visible boundaries
octaves ring clear to the ear

the day plays evenly with the night
seasons pass and recur
the moon pulls and pushes on the earth
as if prodding the sleepy earth

heavenly bodies observe stellar relationships
the moon weighs heavily
on my mind