Come to me now

                                    While it is dark and

                                    Most of my world

                                    Rests, snores, breaths deeply,

                                    Turns slowly.

 

                                    Come while

                                    Water is quiet,

                                    Air is still.

 

                                    Come now while time ticks mercilessly

                                    Towards dawn and work,

                                    Sleep come now!

                                                                        Cerita M. Hewett

                                                                        March 7, 1997

                                                                        (revised 2014)