Sleepless by Tom Sharp

Flowers fade into the palace shadows and the last bird-song slips into darkness. Stars descend from the dark sky; the moon falls below the palace roofs. I can’t sleep. I imagine an intruder. Wind is stealing horses from the stable. Diligence is my duty; I can’t forget, even secrets that no one wants to be revealed.

春宿左省 by 杜甫 (Du Fu)

花隐掖垣暮，啾啾栖鸟过。 星临万户动，月傍九霄多。 不寝听金钥，因风想玉珂。 明朝有封事，数问夜如何。