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THE MOON AND THE OCEAN; TO SYLVIA, by                    
First Line: The moon, / the old roue
Last Line: And blind him.
Subject(s): Death; Meditation; Dead, The


The Moon,
The old roué,
Watches with desire
The Earth below.
The Ocean,
Prudish maid,
Hides her breasts,
Feverishly,—
But the winds, laughing,
Blow off incessantly
Her flimsy draperies.

The Moon,
A golden hoop,
Rolls unsteadily
Upon the ragged edges
Of the shivering clouds.
The Ocean,
Mischievous girl,
Runs after—
Her hands raised up
To catch it,
And shouts and laughs
In utter merriment.

The Moon
The painted mountebank
Of the infinite circus,
Grins and bows
To his celestial audience.

The Ocean,
A clumsy bear
Sways and dances
To the bagpipes
Of the merry winds.
The Moon,
The hoary recluse,
Gazes calmly
Across eternity,
And meditates
On Death.

The Ocean,
The Earth's demagogue,
Silver-tongued,
Harangues the winds,
Persuading them
To blow across the Moon
And blind him.





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