The Night Soon Fell

The night soon fell The stars soon shone Black draped the chilly air: And many a day And many a night I waited Till time did come That I no longer waited And now the cool blue sea Holds my white bones By centuries large eroded: And ah! Ah! How chill I lie Here now down under But most of all that worries me The chill my soul is feeling: And days are past And months are past And centuries are stealing: And here I will surely lie In agonizing waiting”. Thus ceased the Voice. I stood and feared Yet did not move: There was some thing Which rooted me unmoving: Was it the voice? Was it its sound? Or was it story telling? I do not know. I do not know. Yet I do know That long remained I on the plain all gazing The sun had set And birds had slept The night was fast falling: The sea was still Without a wave And night was fast falling.