We Are All Shadows of a Shwadow of a Shadow of a Grain of Sand

when the ocean calls (in a resounding crash) all we can do is listen when the night sighs (in silent darkness) all we can do is listen When the earth turns (in moaning esctasy) all we can do is listen When the birds sing all we can do is listen and finally when we stand in place for a lifetime passed by with vigilance Steady as a rock and wise as a tree when finally for one brief instant in all its glory, the eye turns on us and everything is alert and it is our time to speak all we can do is listen