O’ night beautiful,
do you think like I do
of all the things
that happen to you

dread’s might
a bully’s fright
love’s slight,
the weight of my plight

you bleed roses
they pluck petals,
you are the tide
they are the shore

O’ night beautiful,
do you feel like I do
of all the things
that happen to you

karma’s treachery
hope’s forgery
time’s sorcery,
the theme of my story

you write poems
they skim pages,
you light the sky
they sleep through the stars

O’ night beautiful,
do you love like I do
do these things
happen to you too

if love that had no return
is love supreme…
I’ll keep the porch light on,
knowing they forgot the way home