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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FULL MOON, by LUCILE ENLOW
First Line: I / am the still, white moon
Last Line: Soon you will reach it—soon!
Subject(s): Death; Moon; Night; White (color); Dead, The; Bedtime
First Line: I / am the still, white moon
Last Line: Soon you will reach it—soon!
Subject(s): Death; Moon; Night; White (color); Dead, The; Bedtime
I
Am the still, white moon,
Wistfully shining
To catch your eye:
Pale with delight
Or palely repining;
Sick with longing to die.
You
Are the wild, black night
Like an eagle flying
Into the moon:
Reckless for bliss,
Heedless of crying.
Soon you will reach it—soon!
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