Mike Salsbury's Blog » night http://mikesalsbury.com A writer, writing... Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:27:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Poem: Night, I Welcome Theehttp://mikesalsbury.com/2005/10/27/poem-night-i-welcome-thee/ http://mikesalsbury.com/2005/10/27/poem-night-i-welcome-thee/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:40:50 +0000 mike http://michaelsalsbury.com/?p=141 Continue reading →]]> I guess I’ve pretty much always been a night owl.  This poem,
written at least 20 years ago when I was in high school, sums up how I
felt about the night in those days.

Night, I Welcome Thee!

Night, I welcome thee!
Thy cover is
a blanket,
It hides my doubts
And smothers my fears.

I am debted indeed to thee, dear night,
For, in thy domain, my
dreams unfold.
My pains subside.
I am whole.

I need
not the harsh, bright day.
It blinds my heart and burns my soul.
I need the courage brought by sleep
To rise and face each
morn.

So thanks to thee, from me, dear night,
My
friend,
I love you most of all.
I’ll need you ’til the bitter
end
To catch me when I fall.

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