I looked outside; I saw the night Nestling on the ground And as it saw me it embraced And kissed me on my upturned face But never made a sound. We sat together, side by side, I rested in its fleece I felt its breath, I knew its pain The wild wind coursing through its veins And then an empty peace The night had gone, and its dark mantle Swept across my sight; But still I think and think again Of that enslaving moment when I sat beside the night.