ABOVE us hangs the jewelled night; <br />And how her restful cool caresses <br />Make us forget the weary sight <br />Of summer’s daily wildernesses! <br /> O aching toil and hope deferred, <br />The night has made a promise to me; <br />She whispered, and a wonder stirred, <br />And still the joy is thrilling through me. <br /> Smooth water, shadow deeply still, <br />I dare not move, you wait unsleeping <br />—You share the breathless hopes that fill <br />The watch my longing soul is keeping. <br /> A fish is leaping in the bay; <br />The shafts of yellow light are shaking. <br />O glorious night and happy day, <br />Beneath my silent heart she’s waking.<br /><br />John Le Gay Brereton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/waking/
