Hilda Conkling. When Moonlight Falls. Harriet Monroe, ed. Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912-22

Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22.

When Moonlight Falls

By Hilda Conkling


From “Song Nets” WHEN moonlight falls on the water,
It is like fingers touching the chords of a harp
On a misty day.
When moonlight strikes the water
I cannot get it into my poem—	5
I only hear the tinkle of ripplings of light.
When I see the water’s fingers and the moon’s rays
Intertwined,
I think of all the words I love to hear
And try to find words white enough	10
For such shining.