THE NIGHT

As it glides on silver wings

Listen as the eagle sings

The wolf cries out with a mournful sound

The pines above, below the ground

The dipper hangs in the cold dark sky

The air is crisp, We dare to cry

The journey saps our youthful strength

There is respite if we sleep at length

Nature calls us to her

And shows us how to serve her

We may listen, We may not

Sometimes its all in what were taught

I seek a peaceful life at best

Somewhere to go so I may rest

This world flies round oh so fast

With people worried they’ll come in last

I wish it were more like the night

Slow and lovely, cold and bright

What makes people worry so

Run about, to go so low

The world would be a better place

If we all looked face to face

The right to go from place to place

And only leave a good trace

The night closes in around me now

Safe and sound on this great earth

To teach and learn life’s many lessons

Of the future, present, past

We use them well from day to day

To live and love in a grateful way