Under the Stars

Under the stars, when the shadows fall,
  Under the stars of night;
What is so fair as the jeweled crown
Of the azure skies, when the sun is down,
  Beautiful stars of light!
Under the stars, where the daisies lie
  Lifeless beneath the snow;
Lovely and pure, they have lived a day,
Silently passing forever away,
  Lying so meek and low.
Under the stars in the long-ago—
  Under the stars to-night;
Life is the same, with its great unrest
Wearily throbbing within each breast,
  Searching for truth and light.
Under the stars as they drift along,
  Far in the azure seas;
Beautiful treasures of light and song,
Glad'ning the earth as they glide along,
  What is so fair as these?
Under the stars in the quiet night,
  Under the stars above;
Sweet is the breath of the evening air,
Spirits of heaven unseen are there,
  Weaving a web of love.
Under the stars in the shadowy eve,
  Glittering stars of truth;
Beautiful sprays of eternal light,
Laid on the brow of the dusky night,
  Blossoms of fadeless youth.

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