As the Dark Night Falls

Coal-black skies beneath the shimmering moon
In the still land of ghosts
That traverse the starlit paths under the trees
All forgotten by time and by man
Where the pale shadows of the moon danced
Upon the snow where the darkness dwelt
Where the hollow wails from the graves
Echoed under the freezing funeral moon
Once the skies were ablaze with magic
And the earth held the secrets ineffable
Once the night was so beautiful
But also so very dark and mysterious
Alas, the crystal palaces are fallen
The sky is grey and the life is naught
Now when all journeys are ended
The dark night falls for the last time