Life is a night all dark and wild, br Yet still stars shine: br This moment is a star, my child - br Your star and mine. br br Life is a desert dry and drear, br Undewed, unblest; br This hour is an oasis, dear; br Here let us rest. br br Life is a sea of windy spray, br Cold, fierce and free: br An isle enchanted is to-day br For you and me. br br Forget night, sea, and desert: take br The gift supreme, br And, of life's brief relenting, make br A deathless dream.