Within the flower there lies a seed, br Within the seed there springs a tree, br Within the tree there spreads a wood. br br In the wood there burns a fire, br And in the fire there melts a stone, br Within the stone a ring of iron. br br Within the ring there lies an O, br Within the O there looks an eye, br In the eye there swims a sea, br br And in the sea reflected sky, br And in the sky there shines the sun, br Within the sun a bird of gold. br br Within the bird there beats a heart, br And from the heart there flows a song, br And in the song there sings a word. br br In the word there speaks a world, br A world of joy, a world of grief, br From joy and grief there springs my love. br br Oh love, my love, there springs a world, br And on the world there shines a sun, br And in the sun there burns a fire, br br Within the fire consumes my heart, br And in my heart there beats a bird, br And in the bird there wakes an eye, br br Within the eye, earth, sea and sky, br Earth, sky and sea within an O br Lie like the seed within the flower.