That emphasized despair and cruel misery;
The night had come, a sullen night that frowned.
And nought remained but burning love for help was far,
Nor remedies; and grief had surged and ebbed.
Again the Mother sought the sky and lo a star
Had forced the clouds; it peered through boughs close-webbed.
A bright and steadfast star that shot its friendly rays.
"O Evening Star," the woman softly sobbed,
"Be sponsor, shed celestial light through trackless haze."
Asudden within her heart the answer throbbed,