Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DAYLIGHT AND MOONLIGHT, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW


Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

DAYLIGHT AND MOONLIGHT, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: In broad daylight, and at noon
Last Line: All its grace and mystery.
Subject(s): Moon


In broad daylight, and at noon,
Yesterday I saw the moon
Sailing high, but faint and white,
As a school-boy's paper kite.

In broad daylight, yesterday,
I read a Poet's mystic lay;
And it seemed to me at most
As a phantom, or a ghost.

But at length the feverish day
Like a passion died away,
And the night, serene and still,
Fell on village, vale, and hill.

Then the moon, in all her pride,
Like a spirit glorified,
Filled and overflowed the night
With revelations of her light.

And the Poet's song again
Passed like music through my brain;
Night interpreted to me
All its grace and mystery.






Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


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