Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SUPERLATIVE, by HENRY B. WILKINSON First Line: The sun one day said to the moon Last Line: "but the stars no man may count!" Subject(s): Moon; Stars; Sun | ||||||||
The sun one day said to the moon, "You borrow of my ray So you may in your glory shine When I am far away!" The moon said to the little stars, "I'm queen of all the night; Your twinkling lights can only gleam When I pass out of sight!" The stars said to the sun and moon, "You rule the night and day, But we are not forgotten tho' We seem so far away: Together what a mighty host, And of no small amount; Remember there's one sun and moon But the stars no man may count!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOURNEY INTO THE EYE by DAVID LEHMAN AGAINST EXCESS OF SEA OR SUN OR REASON by WILLIAM MEREDITH WHY I WAKE EARLY by MARY OLIVER CONTRA MORTEM: THE SUN by HAYDEN CARRUTH SERPENT SUN EYE BEWITCHING MY EYE by AIME CESAIRE |
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