The moon is my sister, the dawn is my brother,

The moon on my left and the dawn on my right.

My brother, good morning: my sister, good night.

THE PROPHET LOST IN THE HILLS AT EVENING

By Hilaire Belloc

Strong God which made the topmost stars

To circulate and keep their course,

Remember me; whom all the bars

Of sense and dreadful fate enforce.

Above me in your heights and tall,