Classic Poem

Above the sea in splendor
The new moon hangs alone,
A silver crescent slender
Set in a sapphire zone;
Around me breathe the tender,
Sweet zephyrs of the south:
Night will not let
My heart forget
Her kisses and her mouth.

The loose sails idly swinging,
The ship lights' glow and gleam,
The bell-buoys' muffled ringing,
Drive all my thoughts to dream, —
To dream of her voice singing
The songs I love the best:
Night will not let
My heart forget
Where she has made her nest!

O Love, where art thou biding
While hangs this moon on high?
Star in the twilight hiding,
Come forth and light the sky
Above the ship slow gliding
Over the southern sea:
Night will not let
My heart forget
Love's eyes that shine for me!