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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MOON SHADOW (AN ECLIPSE PICTURE), by LILIAN C. B. MCA. MAYER
First Line: I was on the high hill
Last Line: And earth cannot answer.
Subject(s): Eclipses
First Line: I was on the high hill
Last Line: And earth cannot answer.
Subject(s): Eclipses
I was on the high hill
When the Moon Shadow swept over me,
Grey upon violet, grey upon black.
What was this phantom shape,
Whence this dread visitant,
Other-world spectre?
Shadow of a great cosmic wing
Closing about me,
Cool, fold on fold.
The Shadow touches the hill.
From the grey-black my eyes pierce
All the marvel between me and the skies.
A black body floats
In the arm of a jeweled crescent;
And between the jewels, luminous, ghostly,
White fires of the Cosmos --
Light from the valleys of the Moon.
But now on the instant
What glory outflashing,
What long wings of pearl,
What red banners streaming?
What is this dream-world,
What Truth is it bringing?
But the shadow is gone,
And earth cannot answer.
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