Sombre the night is. And though we have our lives, we know What sinister threat lurks there. Dragging these anguished limbs, we only know This poison-blasted track opens on our camp — 5 On a little safe sleep. But hark! joy — joy — strange joy. Lo! heights of night ringing with unseen larks. Music showering our upturned list’ning faces. Death could drop from the dark 10 As easily as song — But song only dropped, Like a blind man’s dreams on the sand By dangerous tides, Like a girl’s dark hair for she dreams no ruin lies there, 15 Or her kisses where a serpent hides.