I Closed My Shutters Fast Last Night + 

I closed my shutters fast last night, + 

Reluctantly and slow, + 

So pleading was the purple sky + 

With all the lights hung low; + 

I left my lagging heart outside + 

Within the dark alone, + 

I heard it singing through the gloom + 

A wordless, anguished tone. + 

Upon my sleepless couch I lay + 

Until the tranquil morn + 

Came through the silver silences + 

To bring my heart forlorn, + 

Restoring it with calm caress + 

Unto its sheltered bower, + 

While whispering: “Await, await + 

Your golden, perfect hour.” + 