Mythology & Folklore
The Song of Mokai
From Herbs and Apples (1910)
Mythology & Folklore
He's dead, I watched him die.
He cast a spell on my mate,
They loved, and the moon whirled 'round the sky,
They mocked at my rage and hate.
Blood red from the burning sea
The sun rose, and I knew!
My soul whined wild little songs to me,
I did what I had to do.
I have taken the bone of his thigh,
I have fashioned it into a horn;
And I sing my soul's song, shrill and high,
And curse the day he was born.
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MLA
Whitney, Helen Hay. “The Song of Mokai.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/whitney_hh/240/.
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Whitney, Helen Hay. “The Song of Mokai.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/whitney_hh/240/.
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