Duae Noctes.

Dark silhouette with twinkling points of light,
Clear sky beyond with ragged wreaths of cloud
Scudding wind driven o'er the hills to greet
Yon sombre mass that lie
Banked o'er the southern sea. …

Night lights flashing brightly 'gainst a sullen sky—
Clear to the south the stars shine out
Like white sails gleaming from a calm lagoon
Encompassed by the darkening land.

R. F.