up above the world so high

some evenings draw

some evenings sing

some evenings dance

to a close

this evening

told the story

of earth's beginning

of a time when there were no people

animals only knew

about themselves and plants

and how closely they were connected

and why

and the skies were soft with wonder

and love

and the care

that left

the possibility

of people entirely

open

to the vagaries

of nature

and the necessities of the universe

and when

people arrived

and made the changes they required

without really

asking anyone

it didn't matter that much

because the evenings still drew

the evenings still sang

and some evenings still danced

to a close

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