Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MOONLIGHT, by PAUL VERLAINE


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First Line: Your soul is a landscape rare
Last Line: To the tall fountains, slender among the statuary
Subject(s): Moon; Gardens & Gardens & Gardening; Soul; Love; Landscape


Your soul is a landscape rare
Where masks and bergamasks charming pass,
Playing the lute and dancing, and almost
Sad beneath their fancy dress.
And while they sing on a minor note
Of conquering love and a favorable life,
They seem not to believe their happy lot,
And their song mingles with the soft moonlight.
With the calm moonlight, beautiful and sad,
That brings dreams to the birds in the trees
And sobs of ecstasy to the fountains,
To the tall fountains, slender among the statuary.




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