NO-ONE KNEW WHERE HE CAME FROM

He came in from the night, alone

He dressed in rags, his face was drawn

A stranger from afar, not known.

His eyes and smile were warm.

He dressed in rags, his face was drawn

He asked for water and for bread

His eyes and smile were warm

He needed shelter and a bed.

He asked for water and for bread

We gave him meat and wine

He needed shelter and a bed

He slept that night in mine.

We gave him meat and wine

I had no bed that long cold night

He slept the night in mine

When we awoke the day was bright

I had no bed that long cold night

His face came to me in my dreams

When we awoke the day was bright

But he left before the dawn it seems.

His face came to me in my dreams

A stranger from afar, not known

But he left before the dawn it seems

He came in from the night, alone

Max Frost

27 July 2000