Softer now the shadows are as evening steals across the ground
And darkness her oily mantle drapes the distant hills without a sound
Come now, come my own sweet love and walk with me some little time
Spend with me these secret moments, and here on mossy bank recline

Brighter now the stars revealed, hard their edges are perceived
Shards of glass dance on the river - grateful river, light receives
Come now, come my heart’s commander, brush your lips against my ear
And once more in love’s sweet comfort tell me all I dream to hear

Darker now as clouds unfolding roil above and foil all light
Interrupting Luna’s beams - incarcerating all in night
Where are you if not beside me, distant as the unseen dawn
Blind am I without your presence, lost without your gentle form