Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, I WOULD NOT LIFT THY VEIL, by A. LOUISE ASHWORTH



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I WOULD NOT LIFT THY VEIL, by                    
First Line: I hugged the great body of the night close to me, then closer
Last Line: The veil is thine -- I would not, if I could.
Subject(s): Moon; Night; Stars; Bedtime


I hugged the great body of the night close to me, then closer.
The moon was round, and silvery pale;
Heaven held a horde of stars, challenging, challenging -- beyond --
Dear God, I would not lift Thy veil.

O, mystic night I cannot hold you close enough,
I am part of the moon in her pale white hood,
Part of the stars, the clouds, the silence beyond --
The veil is Thine -- I would not, if I could.





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