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Again we notice that the sleep and death aspect of night is subordinated to an emphasis on the abundant life of the soul which communes with both Heaven and earth in the time between sunset and sunrise.
 
As the day describes a complete circle, so the poet is awakened to subtle changes in his relationship with God:

A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Morning is the time
For my loving heart
To feed my child-God.

Evening is the time
For my loving heart
To dance with my Beloved-God.

Night is the time
For my loving heart
To confide in my partner-God.[20]

The seeker's evolving concept of God mirrors his own growth in intimacy with God. The summit of this development occurs in the night phase, when they stand together as equals and share in the cosmic game.

There are a considerable number of poems, however, which do represent the darkness of night as inconsistent with the inner light. Indeed, when all is fully illumined, night is banished from the scene and there is a suggestion of perpetual day. In the following ode to nature as "Earth-Mother," for example, darkness is excluded entirely:

EARTH-MOTHER

Earth-Mother, your smile
Is a perpetual dawn.

Earth-Mother, your love
Is a perpetual noon.

Earth-Mother, your blessing
Is a perpetual day.[21]