I never happened to contrast, The two ill the celestIal cast, Whose prominence has been so vast. The Sun IS satIsfied with days He never has in any phase That I have heard of shone at nIght. And yet he is a power of hght And could in one burst overwhelm And dayify the darkest realm By right of eminent domain. He has the greatness to refrain. The Moon for all her hght and grace Has never learned to lmow her place. The notedest astronomers Have set the dark aside for hers. But there are many nights though clear She doesn~t bother to appear. Some lunatic or lunar whIm Will bring her out diminished dIm To set herself beside the Sun As Sheba came to Solomon. It may be charitably guessed Comparison is not her quest. Some rumor of his wishing ring That changes winter into sprIng Has brought her merely VIsIting, An irresponsible divinity Presuming on her femininity. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MARIA WENTWORTH by THOMAS CAREW PUTTIN' THE BABY AWAY by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE AGED STRANGER; AN INCIDENT OF THE WAR by FRANCIS BRET HARTE UNDERSTANDING by NIXON WATERMAN PSALM 85 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE A CAROL FOR CHRISTMAS DAY BEFORE DAWN by GORDON BOTTOMLEY |