Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MOON-SONG, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography First Line: Ave! 'tis the maiden moon Last Line: Of a wound heart hidden. Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb Subject(s): Moon | ||||||||
Ave! 'Tis the maiden moon To the westward wending, There to sink, alas, too soon With her star attending. Doth he linger o'er her dreams While her silvern taper teems? Sleep their dusk-divided beams One in beauty blending? Vale! She hath drunken deep Of a draught forbidden! More than memory can weep Hath the darkness chidden. Sleepless Sorrow from the night Drives her forth, a phantom white, Withering beneath the blight Of a wound heart hidden. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...POEM TO TAKE BACK THE NIGHT by JUNE JORDAN THE MOON AND THE SPECTATOR by LEONIE ADAMS FULL MOON by KARLE WILSON BAKER NO MORE OF THE MOON by MORRIS GILBERT BISHOP THE DEPARTURE by DENISE LEVERTOV THE MOON IN GREECE by TIMOTHY LIU ANONYMOUS by JOHN BANISTER TABB |
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