Classic Poem

I

The shadows deepen in the western sky,
The birds take homeward flight;
And one must weep to see the daylight die;
For Love is not; and Memory is a sigh:
Goodnight! Goodnight!

II

Did any deed unkind, dear, thrill your breast —
A shadow in the light?
A look — a tone, that brought a dream unblest?
Breathe sweet forgiveness ere sleep whispers, " Rest: "
Goodnight! Goodnight!

III

One star alone in the still heaven appears —
A bloom where all seems blight;
I come to you, with trembling hopes and fears —
I hold your hand — I kiss away your tears:
Goodnight! Goodnight!