Swear by the Night
There are no stars in heaven,
So doth the day declare;
Only in times of darkness
Are we sure that the stars are there.
There are no dreams whatever —
Light would our needs disown ;
But the night lifts our faces upward
And we build on the dream alone.
Swear by the night forever;
Reach for a faultless land ;
You may touch what the blinding brightness
Refuses to understand.