Goodnight We Say Poem by Patti Masterman

Goodnight we say, although the stars
Do not put out their lamps at dusk,
As sun goes round a bending curve,
A half a world away, because-

Half light, half darkness is our fate,
Upon this sphere, on which we roam;
Returning to our doors at dark,
We're pleased at night to be at home.

Goodnight we say; a short good-bye
Until the sun's above again,
We're blessed the earth is half in light
Until the daylight’s grown too thin.