Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, AUGUST MOON, by CLARA CATHERINE PRINCE


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AUGUST MOON, by                    
First Line: When the black bat, circling low
Last Line: Scenes not meant for you.


When the black bat, circling low,
Prowls for food and beats the air;
When the night in lambent flow
Spreads her sable gown with care;
When the lemon colored moon
Bids the lotus bud unclose, --
Then, dear heart, we too shall share
Heaven-sent repose.

Softly rippling water gleams
Ebon satin near the shore,
Studded with white stars whose beams
Flicker, go, and come no more.
Breezes, softly violined;
Desultory note of bird;
Pregnant silence here that seems
Eloquently heard.

We shall listen for the strain
Of a love song, fluted low.
We shall join in the refrain,
Feel our blood's exultant flow.
Night, oh, do not pass too soon
For the mossy sylvan shrine
Holds us with a star-spun chain
Linked to fern and pine.

Shall the tall trees witness love!
Shall the new trees view our bliss!
Whisp'ring, swaying leaves above
Kiss, as we, in love shall kiss.
Call a cloud, oh, lemon moon,
Hide your face and shield us two.
Well can you afford to miss
Scenes not meant for you.





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