Poem by Digby Mackworth Dolben

Good Night

The sun has set.
The western light
And after that
The starlit night
Still tell of Him,
Who far away,
Is Lord of night
As well as day.
Now do you wonder,
Dear, that I
Wished you 'Good night'
And not 'Good-bye'?

1. Homo Factus Est
2. Brevi Tempore Magnum Perfecit Opus
3. Requests
4. Sister Death
5. A Song of Eighteen

Ella Wilcox Good Night ("The day is at its golden height")

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