Moth Moon by Florence Ripley Mastin

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend January 10, 2016   Moth Moon   Florence Ripley Mastin

Moth Moon, a-flutter in the lilac tree, With pollen of the white stars on thy wings, Oh! would I shared thy flight, thy fantasy, The aimless beauty of thy brightenings! A worker, wed to Purpose and Things, Earth-worn I turn from Day’s sufficiency. One lethéd hour that duty never brings, Oh! one dim hour to drift, Moth Moon, with thee!            This poem is in the public domain. About This Poem   “Moth Moon” was published in Mastin’s book Green Leaves (J. T. White & Co., 1918).   Florence Ripley Mastin was born in Wayne, Pennsylvania, in 1886. She published several books of poetry, including Over the Tappen Zee, and other poems (Fine Editions Press, 1962) and Cables of Cobweb (H. Harrison, 1935). She died in 1968. Poetry by Mastin   Green Leaves (Kessinger Publishing, 2007) "A Windflower" by Lizette Woodworth Reese "My Brook" by Helen Hay Whitney "Sea Poppies" by H. D. Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038