The institutions sclerotic in their inertia
Garner the approval of the many
Relieved by their ineffectiveness
So that the great tradition persists that cherry blossoms
Transcend the corruption of artificiality
Cultivation being in this view
A feature of say the Pleistocene
Or more starkly characteristic
Of a cosmos without past without space
Beyond the fond and neighborly firmament

Ah let us be true to one another beloved
Let us recall our irregular history
In order to free ourselves of its clutch
And see the beautiful world as it is
The joy of nature never spent
Our children grown to adulthood and new children
Even as our parents and even
Some of our brothers and sisters have died
Let us recall too the suffering of the world
For new sufferings will have their advent