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Under the moon two lovers walked -- / The silver moon -- the round, full moon; / Under its beams they softly talked, / Of youth, and love, and June. / And they plighted their vows in the silvery light, / For their hearts, like the moon, were full, that night.
Under the moon they walked again -- / The setting the moon -- the waning moon. / And scarcely a word was said by the twain. / (Ah moon, you set too soon.) / For love, in one o' the hearts, like the rim / Of the waning moon, grew faint, and dim.
Under the skies a maiden stood -- / The cold night skies -- the moonless skies: / She heard the owl in the lonely wood, / And she heard her own deep sighs. / "Heart and skies devoid of light; / Oh God! " she cried, "what a dreary night!"
Under the skies is a narrow mound -- / The watchful skies -- the starry skies. / And the rays of the moon, so full and round, / Shine down, where the maiden lies. / And they shine on the fickle lover, who / Walks with another, and woos anew.