The universe expands and contracts like a great heart.
It is expanding, the farthest nebulae
Rush with the speed of light into empty space.
It will contract, the immense navies of stars and galaxies,
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I think the text of this poems needs to be checked against the original. 'Carmel' is mentioned in 'About the Author' in the Random House edition. I cannot imagine him writing 'the Caramel Valley'