Night falls
And solitude wavers
As fellowship sprawls
Bolden, by hearth and home

Set free
From the labor and lash
From the hours they’ve shed
In a wage’s name

Affection hails
True and brave
May it latch to their frames
Through the span
Of their jealous days

May they joyfully
Take to the dusk
Of a castaway year
Enhoused in new strength