<html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="" class="head">Moons</h1><h1 align="" class="head">(The Pacific Ocean is Supposed to Fill the Chasm Made in the Earth When the Moon Was Flung Off)</h1><div class="main"><p class="line">ÆONS ago, when Earth was still a star,</p><p class="line">From his hot heart he tore the Moon away,</p><p class="line">And flung her forth to crumble and decay</p><p class="line">In deserts where no green oases are,--</p><p class="line">Æons ago, but still remains the scar,</p><p class="line">Filled with a briny ocean purple-grey;</p><p class="line">And still the Moon's caprice the tides can sway,</p><p class="line">And still she shines upon him from afar.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Ev'n so thine anger flung me into space,</p><p class="line">And in the planet of thy mighty heart</p><p class="line">Made a cold chasm for a briny sea;</p><p class="line">Ev'n so thy tides still move in my embrace,</p><p class="line">And tho' we are a million miles apart,</p><p class="line">Ev'n so I still reflect the sun to thee.</p></div></body></html> · Great War