'Tis Moonlight, Summer Moonlight

Emily Bronte 1818 (Thornton, West Yorkshire) – 1848 (Haworth)



'Tis moonlight, summer moonlight,
All soft and still and fair;
The solemn hour of midnight
Breathes sweet thoughts everywhere,
  
But most where trees are sending
Their breezy boughs on high,
Or stooping low are lending
A shelter from the sky.
  
And there in those wild bowers
A lovely form is laid;
Green grass and dew-steeped flowers
Wave gently round her head.
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Submitted on August 03, 2020

Modified on April 26, 2023

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Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

Emily Bronte

Emily Jane Brontë was an English novelist and poet who is best known for her only novel, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature. more…

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