Night's Children If the colour black,collects a childshe spins into,she weaves a kingwould that king take after his motherwould heweave a child from darkness?And what would her embodiment be?Is their presence felt,only by the solitary creaturethat stalks the night skies?their presence notedlest ignored?with them shroudsthe frigid thrillof deathNight's homely childrenher embodiment, her willfor the cold that they bringis evermore the night.