now we awaken into one more fear
with weight of darkness and the endless sound
of frogs and insects as they still expound
their nightly messages no doubt sincere
at three o'clock though we could never care
about such matters for unholy ground
and chilly water their secrets propound
and somber mysteries move through the air
sleep is no shelter from the stalking ghost
of duty that observes no waiting time
but must alarm us at an early hour
so we discover there is no sure post
on which to rest no guard against the crime
that brought us waking here in fullest power
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