Origins

In the beginning was the beating of the heart.

In the beginning was the sound of the rain.

In the beginning was the song of the bird.

And from the beating of the heart the drum was born.

And from the sound of the rain the rattle was born.

And from the song of the bird the flute was born.

And when the drum was beaten

And when the rattle was shaken

And when the flute was played

Music was born.

And when music entered into the hearts of the people

And filled them and empowered them

Joy was born.

And when joy filled the people

And they could contain it no longer

They rose up and began to move

And dance was born.

And when the people danced together

Community was born.

And music and dance spread

From peoples to tribes to nations

And engulfed the entire world.

And though it might vary

It was always fundamentally the same.

And some realized that the dance of man

Was a mirror of the cosmic dance,

But it was realized also

When the drumbeat of the heart falls silent

And the bird song of the flute falls silent

And when the rattle of the rain silent

There is only the darkness and chaos

That existed before the beginning.