THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES - Francis William Bourdillon Poems

 
 

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THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES

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.