Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MOONLIGHT, by YETZA GILLESPIE


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MOONLIGHT, by                    
First Line: A panther, perilous and white
Last Line: The heart is such a little thing.


A panther, perilous and white,
The moonlight runs at my left hand.
Soft on the rock and sure on sand,
It threads the mountain-groves of night.

No pebble moved; it stirred no rush,
When it paused beside the pool and drank.
Only ... I see a shining flank
Creeping beyond the laurel-brush.

Some fated moment it will spring
In terrible silver on its prey.
Oh, small reward and meager stay!
The heart is such a little thing.





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