1. O night when its full moon set
Beyond the horizon, by my side it lay.

2. My body and my love for it
Lay down; my secrets in my heart lay.

3. The night came to me angry and sullen,
Full of blame and reproach.

4. As if the wrongs from my hands,
Or my guilt, had caused offense.

5. So I made my cheek the earth
Where its feet might tread,

6. Until it smiled and bent down
With dewdrops from fresh water it drank.

7. And it said to me, “Enough of what I see,”
So I said, “If you’re pleased, that’s all I need.”