The Day Woods/The Still Night

The Day Woods/The Still Night

written by: Julian Mann

 

Day

 

They are tired,
Majesty,
We walk where the sun has lived
All morning.

Children — sloped voices
Trip into the immense
Black mouth.

A shining wrath of motors. Yonder!

We stand in silence,
And the sun leaves it
On their faces.

Sun-stillness of day.

 

Night

 

A still night follows

Stillness of the day woods.

Moon sees all ; makes path ; instills
the holly make

A light for itself.

Chill and the moon
Have stilled the evening.
Places to hide a pale face

Tired,
By paths of moonglow we hid
The rotting day
Unter einem stillen Busch.