Sleep

The sun has set; light has faded Darkness soon, will earth be raided, Birds have flown to their nest While silver turns the mountain crest. Waves that were roaring high the tide Seems louder now, at every ride. Eyelids heavy with day of sleep As angels now their vigils keep. Mortals sleep into another sunlight Dreaming under sky’s faint moonlight. Sleep is crawling into a world unknown Beyond life’s pathways where we’ve grown. Whisper of wind has silenced life For the while, from all pain and strife. Slumber falls while angels wake To see us through till new dawn breaks.