Night falls fast

Not So Far as the Forest

(words by: Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) & music by: Henk Harmsen ©2021)

That chill is in the air
Which the wise know well, and even have learned to bear.
This joy, I know,
Will soon be under snow.

Night falls fast.
Today is in the past.

The sun sets in a cloud
And is not seen.
Beauty, that spoke aloud,
Addresses now only the remembering ear.
The heart begins here
To feed on what has been.

Night falls fast.
Today is in the past.

Blown from the dark hill hither to my door
Three flakes, then four
Arrive, then many more.

Night falls fast.
Today is in the past.

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