Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CRESCENT MOON, by ELLA C. MACOMB First Line: The crescent moon hangs low in the azure sky Last Line: To bring to all eternal peace. . . Subject(s): Death; Moon; Night; Sky; Dead, The; Bedtime | ||||||||
The crescent moon hangs low in the azure sky, The silver eyes of night are watching by, My life is ebbing fast away; Alas, for me brief youth is gone! Old age comes creeping like the dawn, Then Death appears with his release To bring to all eternal peace. . . | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BREATH OF NIGHT by RANDALL JARRELL HOODED NIGHT by ROBINSON JEFFERS NIGHT WITHOUT SLEEP by ROBINSON JEFFERS WORKING OUTSIDE AT NIGHT by DENIS JOHNSON POEM TO TAKE BACK THE NIGHT by JUNE JORDAN COOL DARK ODE by DONALD JUSTICE POEM TO BE READ AT 3 A.M by DONALD JUSTICE ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT by BOB KAUFMAN SOPHISTICATION by CONRAD AIKEN |
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