From “Sing-song: A Nursery Rhyme Book”
Is the moon tired? she looks so pale
Within her misty veil:
She scales the sky from east to west,
And takes no rest.
Before the coming of the night
The moon shows papery white;
Before the dawning of the day
She fades away.
Credit
This poem is in the public domain.
Author
Christina Rossetti
Christina Rossetti
Born in 1830 in London, Christina Rossetti, the author of Goblin Market and Other Poems, is a major Victorian Poet.
Date Published
01/01/1915