Night

NIGHT

Night is the dark leaves whispering;
Night is the moon-boat sailing west;
Night is the song that crickets sing
When butterflies have gone to rest.

Night is the silent road that runs
Through darkness for the gleaming cars.
Night is the light of many suns
So far away they are just stars.

Night is the dark waves on the shore.
Night is the sleep that brings dawn's gleam.
Night is the moonlight on the door.
Night is the riddle of the dream.

Night is the healer of day's strife,
A light that day's eyes cannot see:
The slumber that renews all life;
The soundless, star-sung symphony.