1 Up rose the moon in glory, And glittered on the sea; Up rose the stars around her, Making the darkness flee. 2 The nightingale's wild warbling Rang in the far-off wood; When in his Father's castle A mournful figure stood. 3 His heart was almost bursting, He madly beat his breast; As, in low plaintive accents, His grief he thus exprest. 4 "Stars, shroud yourselves in darkness! Pale moon, withdraw thy light! Let darkness hide the ocean For ever from my sight; 5 "Hide cottage, town and city; -- Appear no more, thou Sun! But let in foreign countries Thy cheering race be run. 6 "For I have lost my loved one! Low lies she in her grave! Speak not to me of pleasure, For her I could not save. 7 "Hark to the distant murmur As waves break on the shore" -- When lo! a light came flashing Along the corridor. 8 The mystic form that bore it He scarcely could discern; Its flowing robe was blackness -- Higher the flame doth burn -- 9 He cried, "What art thou, Spirit So luminous and bright?" A voice said, "I'm the maid, Sir, A bringing in the light." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JACOBITE'S TOAST (TO AN OFFICER IN THE ARMY) by JOHN BYROM THE OLD MILL by THOMAS DUNN ENGLISH A WORKING PARTY by SIEGFRIED SASSOON MY BED IS A BOAT by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON O MAGNET-SOUTH by WALT WHITMAN |