Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ON THE RED MOON, by HARRY NOYES PRATT


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ON THE RED MOON, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Over the hills, soft-padding, pausing
Last Line: Hyoo-oo-oo!
Subject(s): Terror


ON THE RED MOON

Over the hills, soft-padding, pausing
To peer at the lone ranch light,
The gaunt and hungry coyote, slinking,
Howls at the night.
Yip! Yip! Hyoo-oo-oo!
Hyoo-oo-oo!

The rabbit flattens and trembles, hiding
Close in the shade of the chaparral.
Even the earth-owl fluffs and chatters
Safe in his cell.
Hyoo-oo-oo!

Up the ravine, hungrily prowling,
Sneaking soft with malignant tread,
Grim and black on the red moon's cycle
With up-flung head—
Hyoo-oo-oo!

Over the hills, soft-treading, snarling
He grins at the far ranch light.
The mangy scourge of the hills is howling
Lone on the night—
Yip! Yip! Hyoo-oo-oo!
Hyoo-oo-oo!





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