The Heart's Friend

(Autumn Moon by Ansel Adams, 1902-1984, American
photographer)

This verse is a love song of the Shoshone Indians. One well-known member of this tribe was Sacagawea, the guide and interpreter on the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-1806 that explored the country between what is now North Dakota and the Pacific Ocean.

THE HEART’S FRIEND

Fair is the white star of twilight
And the sky clearer
At the day’s end;
But she is fairer, and she is dearer,
She, my heart’s friend!

Fair is the white star of twilight
And the moon roving
To the sky’s end;
But she is fairer, better worth loving,
She, my heart’s friend!