Whispers of the Night

Be calm, exhale and listen to the whispers of the night, Softly speaking tonight, Is it your lover calling? Or a shooting star falling, The kiss of a wave against the shore, Or the quiet closing of love's door, Could it be the shivering of a child? Scared by some imaginary wild, Wind' s quiet rustling of autum's leaves, Over where a trembling mouse breathes, A lover's whisper in your ear, Reassuring you they are near, West wind blowing over a plain, Bringing a soft springtime rain, Sit quietly and hear the whispers of the night, Softly speaking tonight, The cricket, a whip-poor-will and the owl, A far away coyote, a bat or waterfowl, Or perhaps just Earth's simple sounds, When no one is around.