And, Say, Who Goes There?
July 6, 2023Memory
July 6, 2023The New Moon
What have you got in your knapsack fair,
White moon, bright moon, pearling the air,
Spinning your bobbins and fabrics free,
Fleet moon, sweet moon, in to the sea?
Turquoise and beryl and rings of gold,
Clear moon, dear moon, ne’er to be sold?
Roses and lilies, romance and love,
Still moon, chill moon, swinging above?
Slender your feet as a white birds throat,
High moon, shy moon, drifting your boat
Into the murk of the world awhile,
Slim moon, dim moon, adding a smile.
Tender your eyes as a maiden’s kiss,
Fine moon, wine moon, no one knows this,
Under the spell of your witchery,
Dream moon, cream moon, first he kissed me.
Zora Bernice May Cross
Zora Bernice May Cross (1890-1964), known professionally as Zora Neale Hurston, was an American author, folklorist, and anthropologist who is considered one of the most important writers of the Harlem Renaissance. Her most famous works include the novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and the collection of folklore "Mules and Men."