Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE WHITE MOON, by PAUL VERLAINE


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Last Line: It is the exquisite hour
Subject(s): Moon; Time; Dreams


The white moon
Shines in the woods,
From each branch
Leaves a voice
Under the oar...


Oh, beloved friend.


The pond reflects,
Deep mirror,
The silhouette
Black willow
Where the wind cries...


Let us dream, it is the hour.


A vast and tender
Appeasing
Seem to go down
From strength
That the star makes iridescent...


It is the exquisite hour.






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