in the long night—
in the long long night,
the Universe tosses and turns
on Its vacuum bed
the Universe tosses and turns
in the interminably long
long night

the Universe wakes
from time to time
with long stretches between
in the long long night

in the long long night
the Universe tosses and turns.

from time to time
the Universe wakes up
with long stretches of darkness between
the bright moments of waking

in the long long night
the Universe tosses and turns.

from time to time
the Universe wakes up
and opens Its eyes
light streams in
and light streams out
Its open eyes
when the Universe wakes
in the interminably long long night

in the long long night—
in the vast black
of never-ending night,
the Universe tosses and turns
in Its restless unconscious dreams

but from time to time
the Universe wakes and opens Its eyes
light streams in them
light jets out them
from time to time
the Universe wakes and blazes
then falls back again into the darkness
of its restless unconscious dreams—

falls back into darkness

in the long night—
in the long long night,
the Universe tosses and turns
on Its vacuum bed
the Universe sleeps fitfully
the Universe wakes and the Universe sleeps
in the long drawn out
long long night