Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, EARTH'S MASQUERADE, by MIRIAM DEL BANCO


Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

EARTH'S MASQUERADE, by                    
First Line: Earth had a merry time last night
Last Line: Has pressed me to her throbbing heart!
Subject(s): Absence; Love; Mothers; Separation; Isolation


Earth had a merry time last night—
She's much too flighty, I'm afraid;
For, after we were all asleep,
She visited a masquerade.

She called the Silence and the Night
To guard our bedsides till the morn,
Then, stepping softly, lest we wake,
Herself she hastened to adorn.

She donned a silv'ry domino;
A trailing garment that was sent
At her request, from old Jack Frost's
First class costume establishment.

This garment, smooth and velvety,
Was looped with many a starry gem
To graceful folds, and, on her head,
There blazed a sparkling diadem.

The mantle hung o'er arms and neck,
Was Hoarfrost Brothers' finest lace;
They also made the dainty mask
With which she hid her fair, sweet face.

Her hair was white—or seemed to be;
But then, she was disguised, you know;
She wreathed it round with crystal flow'rs,
And then she powdered it with snow.

How did I know 'twas Mother Earth?
I'll tell you: o'er this gay costume,
She wore a silv'ry, floating veil
She often borrows from the moon.

And more than that—whene'er I looked
Into her eye so sweet and mild,
It seemed as if, upon the wind,
I heard the whispered words, "My child."

I know not if 'twas really true,
Or was it but an idle dream,
I know not if 'twas Mother Earth
I saw, last night, in moonlit sheen.

But, of the silent melody
That filled my soul, she was a part;
The lovely mother who, so oft,
Has pressed me to her throbbing heart!





Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...
Home: PoetryExplorer.net