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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHINESE POOL OF THE MOON (NEAR FORGOTTEN ARHAN), by KATHERINE SHUMARD SANDERS
First Line: The moon on the pool is silver
Last Line: In a low and eerie croon.
Subject(s): Lakes; Pools; Ponds
First Line: The moon on the pool is silver
Last Line: In a low and eerie croon.
Subject(s): Lakes; Pools; Ponds
The moon on the Pool is silver,
The lilies are whiter than pearls,
And the marge has an opal glimmer
From the skirts of the Yen-Lee girls.
But the Pool will hold the shadow
Of the cranes whose plumes are snow,
And the colder flame of the herons
When the throb of the dance will go.
Then the mists will slowly gather
Veiling the Pool from the moon
Till soft in her dream of silence
Her waters will sound a rune
Of dim old Arnhan beauty
That only knows the loon
And the sea-mew's lonely whirring
In a low and eerie croon.
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