An Improvisation + 

The stars cleave the sky. + 

Yet for us they rest, + 

And their race-course high + 

Is a shining nest! + 

The hours hurry on. + 

But where is thy flight, + 

Soft pavilion + 

Of motionless night? + 

Earth gives up her trees + 

To the holy air; + 

They live in the breeze; + 

They are saints at prayer! + 

Summer night, come from God, + 

On your beauty, I see, + 

A still wave has flowed + 

Of eternity! + 