The moon shines so bright, The stars have ta'en flight For the little stars say, "Why 'tis bright as the day; Let us off and away. The earth will not miss us, Love's kisses delicious, Tonight will not kiss us. To the moon is each vow, By the moon all will trow, To us none will bow. Let us cover our eyes; Let us sail o'er the skies, -- And sail and sail and sail, And dream, nor hear earth's wail; And dream nor see night pale." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BY THE PACIFIC by HERBERT BASHFORD FORMERLY A SLAVE' (AN IDEALIZED PORTRAIT, BY E. VEDDER) by HERMAN MELVILLE ECHO [OR, ECHOES] by THOMAS MOORE FANCIES AT NAVESINK: 7 by WALT WHITMAN ON GOOD FRIDAY, THE DAY OF OUR SAVIOUR'S PASSION by PHILIP AYRES MANY ARE CALLED by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |