My Loves

I love to see the big white moon, 
  A-shining in the sky;
I love to see the little stars, 
  When the shadow clouds go by.

I love the rain drops falling
  On my roof-top in the night;
I love the soft wind’s sighing, 
  Before the dawn’s gray light.

I love the deepness of the blue, 
  In my Lord’s heaven above; 
But better than all these things I think, 
  I love my lady love.

Credit

This poem is in the public domain. Published in Poem-a-Day on February 27, 2021, by the Academy of American Poets.

About this Poem

“My Loves” originally appeared in the May 1922 issue of The Crisis.