Night's Gentle Tide

In this quiet candlelight While comrades dream of victory's might I count the scars we earned today And wonder what we gave away In silence deep as midnight's veil When even stars begin to pale These thoughts I dare not speak by day Come haunting in their own sweet way Their breathing soft like gentle tides While shadows dance on weary sides Each face now peaceful, free from care Still bearing marks of what we dare In silence deep as midnight's veil When even stars begin to pale These thoughts I dare not speak by day Come haunting in their own sweet way And though tomorrow brings new fights New glory, pain, and brave delights This moment holds a different truth When armor falls and masks break loose So sleep my friends, dream deep and long While I keep watch with whispered song For in these hours, dark and still I guard the peace that daylight kills In silence deep as midnight's veil When even stars begin to pale These thoughts I dare not speak by day Find peace in night's sweet way