Nature
Nocturne
From Songs of Peace (1917)
NatureLove
The rim of the moon
Is over the corn.
The beetle's drone
Is above the thorn.
Grey days come soon
And I am alone;
Can you hear my moan
Where you rest, Aroon?
When the wild tree bore
The deep blue cherry,
In night's deep hall
Our love kissed merry.
But you come no more
Where its woodlands call,
And the grey days fall
On my grief, Astore!
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Codex Note
'The rim of the moon / Is over the corn.' A short night-piece that moves to a grief addressed to 'Astore', an Irish endearment.
Cite this poem
MLA
Ledwidge, Francis. “Nocturne.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ledwidge/31/.
Chicago
Ledwidge, Francis. “Nocturne.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ledwidge/31/.
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