"How far away
Is the evening star?"
"Ask the night horse,
He knows how far.
Talk to him gently.
Give him honey and hay,
Seven bells for his bridle
And he'll take you away.
Snorting white fire
He will stream through the air
Past mountains of the moon
And the rainbow's stair.
And if you go singing
Through the dark and the cold
Your purse will be filled
With silver and gold."
by
Olive Dove