June 27, 2020

"The night is come, but not too soon"



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The night is come, but not too soon;
And sinking silently,
All silently, the little moon
Drops down behind the sky.

There is no light in earth or heaven
But the cold light of stars;
And the first watch of night is given
To the red planet Mars.

Is it the tender star of love?
The star of love and dreams?
O no! from that blue tent above,
A hero’s armor gleams …

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ‘The Light of Stars’.


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