The night has a thousand eyes
and the day but one
Yet the light of the bright world dies
with the dying sun
The mind has a thousand eyes
and the heart but one
Yet the light of a whole life dies
when love is done.
Francis William Bourdillon
(Born March 22, 1852; Died January 13, 1921)
A poem from One Hundred and One Famous Poems
Copyright 1929 The Cable Company- Chicago
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