Poem (The Moon)

The Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson wrote the poem The Moon. It is short but full of meaning. Here it is:

The Moon

The moon has a face like the clock in the hall,

She shines on thieves on the garden wall,

On streets and fields and harbour quays,

And birdies asleep in the forks of the trees.

The squalling cat and the squeaking mouse,

The howling dog by the door of the house,

The bat that lies in bed at noon,

All love to be out by the light of the moon.

But all of the things that belong to the day

Cuddle to sleep to be out of her way;

And flowers and children close their eyes

Till up in the morning the sun shall arise.

The poem The Moon consists of three verses with four stanzas each. The rhyme scheme is aabb ccdd eeff. Robert Louis Stevenson uses personification throughout the poem. The moon has a face, many things belong to the day and want to be out of the moon's way, and flowers close their eyes. Though the poem is short, it is full of imagery and meaning.