Life is a night all dark and wild, Yet still stars shine:
This moment is a star, my child -
Your star and mine.
Life is a desert dry and drear, Undewed, unblest;
This hour is an oasis, dear;
Here let us rest.
Life is a sea of windy spray, Cold, fierce and free:
An isle enchanted is to-day For you and me.
Forget night, sea, and desert: take The gift supreme, And, of life's brief relenting, make A deathless dream.
