The Night has a Thousand Eyes' (4 letters) The crossword solutions for the term BLACK, POETICALLY are EBON and 'The Night has a Thousand Eyes'. EBON is an archaic word meaning black or dark, often used in poetry. The phrase 'The Night has a Thousand Eyes' is a line from a poem by Francis William Bourdillon, which was published in 1874. The poem is about the beauty of the night sky and how it can be seen in all its glory when the sun sets.