WE watched the eclipse; Her sweet tempting lips Resembled twin rosebuds a-sleeping; I'd have kissed them there, But she said, "Take care, The man in the moon, sir, is peeping!" I waited awhile, Entranced by her smile, Until the moon's face was quite hidden; And then, I did -- well, The rest I sha'n't tell, Because I am strictly forbidden. So sweet were her lips In Luna's eclipse, With breath like the blossoming clover, So swift moments flew, That long ere I knew I found the phenomenon over. She saw the surprise Expressed by my eyes, And laughingly said: "There, you see, sir, Eclipse has gone by, And up in the sky The moon laughs at you and at me, sir." I said, "My eclipse I found on your lips; So Luna may laugh, @3sans componction@1." "Eclipse! -- no," said she, "He's laughing to see Two lunatics met in conjunction." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AN HYMN OF HEAVENLY LOVE by EDMUND SPENSER THE DEATH OF HARRISON by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS RETIREMENT: AN ODE by JAMES BEATTIE NO-MORE-FEAR by WILLIAM ROSE BENET LULLABY by VIRGINIA FRAZER BOYLE POOR CHILD by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES |