To sleep the night
Matt Robinson
Will you wander too far away tonight?
The dry winter air sends chills upon me.
Stay here and maybe I will sleep the night.
The sun heads west; its glow lingers less bright.
Long straight clouds are fleeting, turning bleary.
Will you wander too far away tonight?
I lean on my window to catch a sight
But I find my breath gazing back at me.
Stay here and maybe I will sleep the night.
I look to the horizon, and despite
The night sky, the wind is my enemy.
Will you wander too far away tonight?
The anchored moon shines off a path of white
On rolling waves, that follow the dark sea.
Stay here and maybe I will sleep the night.
My eyes look back, shadowed by the moon's light.
And I think how still these moments can be.
Will you wander too far away tonight?
Stay here and maybe I will sleep the night.
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