Inside: Wish your besties good night with these 9 Good Night Poems for Friends.
Having a solid group of friends is life-changing. Their love and support can heal old wounds and encourage you to become the best version of yourself.
I love my friends and the unwavering support they show me and the hard truths they share sometimes.
One way to show your love to your friends is to share one (or more) of these Good Night Poems for Friends and wish them a solid night of great sleep.
1. Good Night by Bernhart Paul Holst
Good night! Fade the parting rays of light;
Now the daily labors end,
Rest comes to the busy hand,
Until the morning wakens bright,
Good night!
Go to rest!
Close your eyes with feelings best.
For the birds have hushed the song
They were chirping all day long,
And the night makes this request:
Go to rest!
Close your eyes!
Dream of a happy Paradise,
Life is not always what it seems,
But sleep requites with happy dreams
Recompense for him who tries.
Close your eyes!
Good night!
Slumber on ’till morning light.
Sleep until the new tomorrow
Comes with its own toil and sorrow;
Until the morning wakens bright,
Good night!
2. The Day Is Over by Catherine Pulsifer
The day is over you’ve done your best
Now is the time for you to rest
You can’t change the events of the day
You can’t change the things others say
Tomorrow is an opportunity to begin
New opportunities to take in
A good night sleep will help you decide
The best opportunities to provide
Sleep well this night
Turn out the lights
Thank God for the day
And find sleep will be on the way.
3. At Night by Lillian E Curtis
Time, when the world with its weary cares and insidious snares,
With its smiles and frowns, and ups and downs,
With its harsh words cold, and stares so bold,
With its many a mansion, and lovers of fashion,
With its hovels and huts, and scornful cuts,
With its few generous hands, to reach where Worth stands,
With its tired brains, its losses and gains,
With its aching hearts, its cruel darts,
With its steam of prosperity, its wheels of adversity,
Time, when the weary world, by Fate’s finger twirled,
Bars its factory door for the rich and the poor,
From the Squire to the Clerk, all rest from their work,
And the world is shut in by a door whose hinges are light,
And the name of this door is the beautiful Night.
4. Wishing You by Kate Summers
Wishing you a peaceful sleep
From you, we will hear not a peep
Tired from a hard day’s work
Sleep should come without a shirk.
May you have sweet dreams tonight
And in the morning awake so bright
May the angels watch over you
Keep you safe until the morning dew.
Tomorrow is a brand new day
But tonight sleep is needed I must say
Love you today but tomorrow more
Life has much for you in-store.
The night has become so quiet now
Close your eyes and take a bow
You did your best the day is done
Awake in the morning with the sun.
5. But at Night by Sam Fickinsen
Each day I wish you a good day
But at night I must say
I love you see you in the morn
And let you know you I adore
Each day with you is a special one
We always laugh and have some fun
But night brings and end to the day
It brings us peace in every way.
So as we lay down our heads
And cover up all snug in bed
I wish you a good night
And can’t wait to see you at first light.
6. A Wish by Theodore Higginsworth
A wish for a good night
And a sleep that is just right.
Pray that tomorrow you will awake
And it will be a day you can make
One more step to make dreams come true
And you will find success in all you do!
7. Night by Norma Beard
The sky is lit with a million stars,
The moon is shining bright –
The best part of the glorious day
Is when it turns to night.
The river’s water ripples soft
In the pale moonlight:
It seems to sing a happy song,
A song of great delight.
The leaves on the trees are dancing
To a fairy tune;
They whirl around, twirl around,
And seem to touch the moon.
And then the shadowy figures
Of a hundred cherry trees
Are lifting their arms up to the sky
And are laughing in the breeze.
Of course the bird
On its outspread wing
Homeward safely flies –
And to think I can see it all
With my own two eyes.
8. Good Night! By Victor Hugo
Good night! Good night!
Far flies the light;
But still God’s love
Shall flame above,
Making all bright.
Good night! Good night!
9. Bid Me Good Morning by A. L. Barbauld
Life! we’ve been long together
Through pleasant and through cloudy weather,
‘Tis hard to part when friends are dear, –
Perhaps ’twill cost a sigh, a tear;
Then steal away, give little warning.
Choose thine own time;
Say not Good Night, – but in some brighter clime
Bid me Good Morning.
