Shadow Song.

A poem by Sophie M. Almon-Hensley

The night is long
And there are no stars, -
Let me but dream
That the long fields gleam
With sunlight and song,
Then I shall not long
For the light of stars.

Let me but dream, -
For there are no stars, -
Dream that the ache
And the wild heart-break
Are but things that seem.
Ah! let me dream
For there are no stars.