Emily Dickinson

The Road Was Lit with Moon and Star

The Road Was Lit with Moon and Star - meaning Summary

A Distant, Luminous Journey

The poem presents a brief nocturnal scene in which moonlight reveals a solitary traveler climbing a distant hill. The speaker notes the traveler’s upward motion and the mysterious, luminous destination that remains unknown. The traveller’s acceptance of or movement toward the light suggests quiet resolve, a metaphoric ascent that blends natural imagery with an open-ended sense of purpose or fate.

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The Road was lit with Moon and star – The Trees were bright and still – Descried I – by the distant Light A Traveller on a Hill – To magic Perpendiculars Ascending, though Terrene – Unknown his shimmering ultimate – But he indorsed the sheen –

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