The Night May Show Us Things

We love the day
The sun's embracing light.
But, often sleep evades us
And tormenting thoughts
molest our peace,
Forcing us to welcome the night.

The night may show us things
Hidden from sun's glare,
Known only in the dark.

Orion marching
across the Southern sky,
Owls answering one another
from hill to hill.
The cool light of the moon,
And the smell of the earth,
never so rich in the light of day.

And the mockingbird-
Singing through the night-
Amusing, himself,
And making melody to the Lord.