Frances Shaw. The Beckoning Moon. Harriet Monroe, ed. Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912-22

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

The Beckoning Moon

By Frances Shaw


I WENT to the hills for courage,
But the hills have made me weak;
I went to the hills for high resolves
And the wisest words to speak.

There were bonfires down in the valley,	5
And a beckoning moon in a tree;
So I sped a flame-winged messenger
To call you back to me.