Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NEW MOON, by IDA B. BOTTS First Line: I dreamed that cupid had lost his bow Last Line: And the bow was just the new moon! Subject(s): Dreams; Moon; Nightmares | ||||||||
I dreamed that Cupid had lost his bow, And I saw it tonight in the sky, Caught on the tip of a silver cloud As it slowly drifted by. I wondered if he had been shooting at stars, And the arrow, released from his bow, Could have found a goal in the heart of Mars Where the war clouds hang so low.... And then, to my joy, I dreamed it had, (The god had fallen far!) The princely victim of Cupid's dart Was courting the evening star! My heart was a song as I visioned the world At peace with itself, and in tune. I awoke ... to find it only a dream, And the bow was just the new moon! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VARIATIONS: 14 by CONRAD AIKEN VARIATIONS: 18 by CONRAD AIKEN LIVE IT THROUGH by DAVID IGNATOW A DREAM OF GAMES by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE DREAM OF WAKING by RANDALL JARRELL APOLOGY FOR BAD DREAMS by ROBINSON JEFFERS GIVE YOUR WISH LIGHT by ROBINSON JEFFERS |
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