Each night, in silent splendor,

I see you shut your door

And for a span of hours

The world sees you no more;

No more will you enrapture

Each crowded city street,

No eye will watch you passing,

No heart will miss a beat.

Only your door will witness,

Only your lamp will see

And together praise your beauty,

Each night unfailingly.

While I, in silent longing,

Will gaze upon your door

And fear that dread day dawning

When I’ll see you no more.