When is darkness companion - br Oh sparkling twilight's br Last presence of the sun, br Yielding to the progress of time; br She creepeth down the still water - br Gazing a mile along the shadows, br So deep we drink of purity - br When is all centricity: br br Self-, Christ-, You- br br Of winds prevailing, how we pray: br Let them set the sails - br Love and lovers banter, br She expresses adulation; br Ah, that soul of metaphors - br When is darkness warmth, warm br As comfort that she's known - br Wraps her in the settling blackness; br Rapture in the dawning night.