Caroling Dusk/I Have a Friend
I HAVE A FRIEND
I have a friendAnd my heart from henceIs closed to friendship,Nor the gods’ knees hold but one;He watches with me thru the long night,And when I call he comes,Or when he calls I am there;
He does not ask me how belovedAre my husband and children,Nor ever do I requireDetails of life and loveIn the grave—his home,— We are such friends.