I saw the moon, so broad and bright, Sailing high on a frosty night! And the air shone silvery between The pearly queen, and the silver queen! And here a white, and there a white Cloud-mist swam in a mist of light! And, all encrusted in the sky, High, and higher, and yet more high, Was gold and gold that glimmered through The hollow vault, the vault of blue: And then I knew -- that God was good, And the world was fair! And, where I stood, I bent the knee, and bent the head; And said my prayers, and went to bed. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE STORY OF THE ASHES AND THE FLAME by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON LOVELY CHANCE by SARA TEASDALE STREET LANTERNS by MARY ELIZABETH COLERIDGE THE TERRIBLE SONNETS: 3 by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS CARILLON by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW AFTER DEATH by FRANCES ISABEL PARNELL THE AGED LOVER RENOUNCETH LOVE by THOMAS VAUX |