| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1119. Moth-Song |
| | | By Ellen Mackay Hutchinson Cortissoz |
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| WHAT dost thou here, | |
| Thou dusky courtier, | |
| Within the pinky palace of the rose? | |
| Here is no bed for thee, | |
| No honeyed spicery,— | 5 |
| But for the golden bee, | |
| And the gay wind, and me, | |
| Its sweetness grows. | |
| Rover, thou dost forget;— | |
| Seek thou the passion-flower | 10 |
| Bloom of one twilight hour. | |
| Haste, thou art late! | |
| Its hidden savors wait. | |
| For thee is spread | |
| Its soft, purple coverlet; | 15 |
| Moth, art thou sped? | |
| —Dim as a ghost he flies | |
| Thorough the night mysteries. | |
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