July 5, 2026

"Moon-Shadows" by Adelaide Crapsey

"Moon-Shadows" by Adelaide Crapsey
"Moon-Shadows" by Adelaide Crapsey
The Concise Verse
"Moon-Shadows" by Adelaide Crapsey

Still as
On windless nights
The moon-cast shadows are,
So still will be my heart when I
Am dead.

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"Moon Shadows" by Adelaide Crapsey.

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Still as On windless nights The moon-cast shadows are,

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So still will be my heart when I Am dead.

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"Moon Shadows" by Adelaide Crapsey.

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