Under the Harvest Moon

Carl Sandburg

1878 to 1967

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Under the harvest moon,
When the soft silver 
Drips shimmering 
Over the garden nights, 
Death, the gray mocker, 
Comes and whispers to you 
As a beautiful friend 
Who remembers 

Under the summer roses 
When the flagrant crimson 
Lurks in the dusk 
Of the wild red leaves,
Love, with little hands, 
Comes and touches you 
With a thousand memories,
And asks you 
Beautiful, unanswerable questions