Wendell Berry: The Larger Circle

We clasp the hands of those that go before us,

And the hands of those who come after us. 
We enter the little circle of each other’s arms 
And the larger circle of lovers, 
Whose hands are joined in a dance 
And the larger circle of all creatures 
Passing in and out of life 
Who move also in a dance 
To a music so subtle and vast that no ear hears it
 
- Wendell Berry, The Larger Circle

 Excerpt in fragments.