Let those of poor energy Fear night. Not I. Night does so unmake me Into purity of disparate parts, where I lie Sleeping my wrong dreams my Bad fears that they may never be. And out of self so ill Begin again With the unbroken will, The unspoiled energy of the lion’s den. Night’s the recess under the hill Where serpents uncharm men.
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