Aware
D. H. Lawrence
Slowly the moon is rising out of the ruddy haze,
Divesting herself of her golden shift, and so
Emerging white and exquisite; and I in amaze
See in the sky before me, a woman I did not know
I loved, but there she goes and her beauty hurts my heart;
I follow her down the night, begging her not to depart.
About this poem
“Aware” was published in Lawrence’s book “Love Poems and Others” (Duckworth and Co., 1913).
About D. H. Lawrence
David Herbert Lawrence was born in England on September 11, 1885. His books of poetry include “Last Poems” (G. Orioli, 1932) and “The Ship of Death” (M. Secker, 1933). He died on March 2, 1930
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This poem is in the public domain. Distributed by King Features Syndicate.
