THE pleasant dark that comes at night Is just as friendly as the light, Dark wraps a curtain over all ''" The trees, the houses, far and tall; The pleasant dark comes down to bless The world with mother-tenderness. She folds her children in her arms And keeps them safe from loud alarms; The far green hills where children play- Are hidden till the brand-new day. For hills and eyelids know what's best ''" That darkness-time is time for rest. The pleasant dark that comes at night Is just as friendly as the light. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEGY FOR AN ENEMY by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET CONTRA MORTEM: THE BEING AS MOMENT by HAYDEN CARRUTH CONTRA MORTEM: THE FALL by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE FAT LADY by HAYDEN CARRUTH HOW THEY GO ON by JAMES GALVIN |