All things may may move joyfully, br Shimmering in the night we share - br All movemements of the wind or sea br May bring us there. br br All things shining lead us on: br Some to doom, some to salvation br In night we cling to hints of dawn br In mortal desperation, br br Or anticipate better times. Alas, br 'Tis like a story told to us: br Alice through the looking-glass, br Her eyes averted, tremulous. br br Little time remains to try br Formulae of brighter days: br Time obtrudes, and passes by br Mortals' weak attempts to praise br br The fragile Earth we earthlings share, br As in a dream. Come ye thankful ones br To sing vain anthems if you dare: br Silence is the cold response. br br The stars wheel round the pole, and we br March onward to a different goal br Somewhere in the universe, we pray br Mercy may subsume all souls.