There must be sleep, even for sleepless eyes.

Midsummer Night

Midsummer night without a moon, but the stars

In a serene bright multitude were there,

Even the shyest ones, even the faint motes shining

Low in the north, under the Little Bear.

When I have said, “This tragic farce I play in

Has neither dignity, delight nor end,”

The holy night draws all its stars around me,

I am ashamed, I have betrayed my Friend.