This night that knows no sleep Rose Marie Raccioppi Held within the deep darkness Cast of black stroked by magenta Touched by the warm and wet air The breadth of silence in hushed refrain Suspended in the eternal womb of time This night that knows no sleep Within the black shadows of the trees Below the darkened magenta sky Grass wet cool green new below my feet The feel of the warm whispering stillness This night that knows no sleep.