Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE ECLIPSE, by JULIAN S. CUTLER


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THE ECLIPSE, by                    
First Line: We watched the eclipse
Last Line: "two lunatics met in conjunction."
Subject(s): Love Affairs


WE watched the eclipse;
Her sweet tempting lips
Resembled twin rosebuds a-sleeping;
I'd have kissed them there,
But she said, "Take care,
The man in the moon, sir, is peeping!"

I waited awhile,
Entranced by her smile,
Until the moon's face was quite hidden;
And then, I did -- well,
The rest I sha'n't tell,
Because I am strictly forbidden.

So sweet were her lips
In Luna's eclipse,
With breath like the blossoming clover,
So swift moments flew,
That long ere I knew
I found the phenomenon over.

She saw the surprise
Expressed by my eyes,
And laughingly said: "There, you see, sir,
Eclipse has gone by,
And up in the sky
The moon laughs at you and at me, sir."

I said, "My eclipse
I found on your lips;
So Luna may laugh, sans componction."
"Eclipse! -- no," said she,
"He's laughing to see
Two lunatics met in conjunction."





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