this side of the moon

a Chin of Gold
A Night or two ago
And now she turns
Upon the World below

distant from the Sea –
with Amber Hands –
She leads Him like a a Boy
Along appointed Sands

this side of the moon
this side of the moon
on this
side of the moon
this side of the moon
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Her perfect face
misses a Degree –
Obedient Her eye –
Just so far – goes away

Oh, Signor, Thine eye
And mine – the distant Sea –
Obedient command
Thine eye imposes on me

this side of the moon
this side of the moon
on this
side of the moon
this side of the moon--


Her forehead  blond;
Her cheek like is stone;
Her eyes the summer
like  I've never  known.

her lips part
into a wild smile
upon a friend, she will bestow
her silver and her style and her....

this side of the moon
this side of the moon
on this
side of the moon
this side of the moon==========


a privilege
to the distant star!
that we way might pass
Beside your blinking door.


Her bonnet is the firmament,
The universe her shoe,
The stars the trinkets at her belt,
Her dimities of blue.

this side of the moon
this side of the moon
on this
side of the moon
this side of the moon==================


dickinson/vanhook