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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SEA LULLABY, by ELINOR WYLIE Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: The old moon is tarnished
Alternate Author Name(s): Benet, William Rose, Mrs.
Subject(s): Sea; Ocean
First Line: The old moon is tarnished
Alternate Author Name(s): Benet, William Rose, Mrs.
Subject(s): Sea; Ocean
The old moon is tarnished
With smoke of the flood,
The dead leaves are varnished
With color like blood,
A treacherous smiler
With teeth white as milk,
A savage beguiler
In sheathings of silk,
The sea creeps to pillage,
She leaps on her prey;
A child of the village
Was murdered to-day.
She came up to meet him
In a smooth golden cloak,
She choked him and beat him
To death, for a joke.
Her bright locks were tangled,
She shouted for joy,
With one hand she strangled
A strong little boy.
Now in silence she lingers
Beside him all night,
To wash her long fingers
In silvery light.
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