A New Noel

A sleepless night Unfamiliar trails The weight of years The drag of dreams that failed Come now to the door Find here within The light you wandered for The stars look down On the sun that fell To the dark below To a new noel In a pasture field Or the deepest cell Each day a silent falling Each night a new noel On the border lines Refugees encamped Tracers glow Tents with tallow lamps Hear the weary sound Your familiar friends Call you homeward bound The stars look down On the sun that fell To the dark below To a new noel Each day a silent falling Each night a new noel In the city streets Towers gray and far Shepherds and kings Share a trolly car Storefronts close Buildings rise and fall Beyond their stoney gaze Sweet hay in a stall The stars look down On the sun that fell To the dark below To a new noel In a pasture field Or the deepest cell Each day a silent falling Each night a new noel This night a new noel