[Verse 1]
The body stoops
The hand goes out
Picks up from the gravel
A fragment of white seashell

[Verse 2]
For a moment
A roaring
The ancient sea
Fills the space that just now was mine

[Verse 3]
Moving diamond-shapes
Grasses flowing
The sudden cry of a bird
Blazes all along the sky

[Bridge]
A herd of antelope
Crosses the horizon
Hooves scintillating like glass
A laugh rings like crystal
In the empty sky—
Someone is dancing like a flame
[Verse 1]
The body stoops
The hand goes out
Picks up from the gravel
A fragment of whitе seashell