Care
A Reed by the River
All in the leafy darkness, when sleep had passed me by,I knew the surging of the sea—Though never wave were nigh,All in the leafy darkness, unbroken by a star,There came the clamorous call of day,While yet the day was far.All in the leafy darkness, woven with hushes deep,I heard the vulture wings of FearAbove me tireless sweep;The sea of doubt, the dread of day, upon me surged and sweptAll in the leafy darkness,—And while the whole world slept.