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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HUNTER'S MOON, by MATHILDE BLIND Poet's Biography
First Line: The hunter's moon rides high
Last Line: Dead or asleep.
Alternate Author Name(s): Lake, Claude
Subject(s): Hunting; Moon; Hunters
First Line: The hunter's moon rides high
Last Line: Dead or asleep.
Alternate Author Name(s): Lake, Claude
Subject(s): Hunting; Moon; Hunters
THE Hunter's Moon rides high,
High o'er the close-cropped plain;
Across the desert sky
The herded clouds amain
Scamper tumultuously,
Chased by the hounding wind
That yelps behind.
The clamourous hunt is done,
Warm-housed the kennelled pack;
One huntsman rides alone
With dangling bridle slack;
He wakes a hollow tone,
Far echoing to his horn
In clefts forlorn.
The Hunter's Moon rides low,
Her course in nearly sped.
Where is the panting roe?
Where hath the wild deer fled?
Hunter and hunted now
Lie in oblivion deep:
Dead or asleep.
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