Through the Night

The dark of night betrays me; it does not fulfill its purpose
The shadows and the silence should be lulling me to sleep
But there is nothing further from me at this moment

For I cannot drown out the silence that allows my mind to roam
Nor can I extinguish the stars that the darkness now reveals
How could I sleep through the beauty of this night?

The sky has never held as many stars as it does tonight
And has never stirred my spirit the way it does here and now
So as my mind dances between those lights I wonder

I sit back and think on those things most meaningful
They come as beautiful dreams, but are distant as the stars
And as they play with my emotions I stay restlessly awake

So the night has not fulfilled its duty to my mind and spirit
For never once did I drift off to a place of rest or of peace
But I find in this moment that it did not betray me after all

Instead it has taken the time to show me its grandeur
Indeed, sky and stars, and the shadows have danced for me
Somehow they have refreshed and renewed my soul tonight