Songs inspired by Katherine L. Gordon’s poem from After Midnight

All Here Sail in a River of Light


Verse 1
The light is molten magic,
carved by angels out of dark,
flowing through the painted walls,
prisms singing sparks.
Chorus
All here sail in a river of light,
golden halos burn through night.
Every breath, each star we find,
woven in the filament lines.
Verse 2
Egg-laden birds are clinging
to branches thin and frail,
yet no season’s fleeting hand
can make the brightness pale.
Bridge
A lunar eclipse is coming—
shadow teaching night,
the fickle heart of springtime
turning dark to sight.
Final Chorus
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Farewell to All the Moonlight Men

Farewell to all the Moonlight Men
Who lit the shadows of my dreams,
Who led me through those heavenly halls
Where I still reach for your faint gleam.

The weathered door stays shut tight,
And memory fades in drifting light—
Yet the moon borrows the sun’s glow,
Returns to me, though you left long ago.

Chorus
Oh, Moonlight Men, where do you go?
I call your name through night’s soft glow.
Will you hear me, though you’re far away?
Return once more to our planet’s play.