Sound of the Night
By John Herlihy

The piano keys tripped a light-hearted beat;
In the night, moonlight walked on slippered feet.
The soft notes burst like drops of water splashing;
The stillness of the stars sounds like quiet amassing.
What rhythm punctuated the humming silence!
What light to dispel the darkness with its brilliance!
Sound drops trembled in the bone white moon glow;
Star light sparkled bright in the pure white snow.
The piano offered the soft rhythms of its keys;
I kneel down in the darkness on bended knees.

From my own throat emerges the sound of soul;
The voice contains emotions from my heart stole.
I will bow down my head to reflect a deep humility,
As the night roams half the earth with subtle futility.
I put my face into my hands my tears to wipe away;
The night contains a darkness with too much to say.
Who ever thought darkness could make such a sound;
The notes of the piano swallowed by silence all around.
I forgive the night its transgression and hold no regret;
The sound of the night holds mystery I will never forget.