The Ancient Thought

Item

The Ancient Thought

The round moon hangs like a yellow lantern in the trees

That lie like lace against the silk-blue sky,

Oh, still the night ! Oh, hushed the breeze--

Surely God is nigh.

Title
The Ancient Thought
Identifier
greatwar_kerrdaubs013
Item sets
War Daubs: Poems
Media
<html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="center" class="head">The Ancient Thought</h1><div class="stanza"><p class="line">The round moon hangs like a yellow lantern in the trees</p><p class="line">That lie like lace against the silk-blue sky,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">Oh, still the night ! Oh, hushed the breeze--</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">Surely God is nigh.</p></div></body></html>