From Moon Songs
From Moon Songs - meaning Summary
Nocturnal, Surreal Illumination
This short lyric paints a nocturnal, dreamlike scene where the moon casts a luminous "horn" across the sea and surreal images—a trembling unicorn and a lotus-sky—transform the landscape. The poem merges natural and fantastical elements to evoke ecstatic wonder and gentle unease. Addressing a lone walker in the "last house of night," it frames solitude as both vulnerable and illuminated, suggesting inward contemplation amid mysterious beauty.
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