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.