The Moon
By Robert Louis Stevenson; source edition: A Child's Garden of Verses, Project Gutenberg eBook #136.
The moon has a face like the clock in the hall;
She shines on thieves on the garden wall,
On streets and fields and harbour quays,
And birdies asleep in the forks of the trees.
The squalling cat and the squeaking mouse,
The howling dog by the door of the house,
The bat that lies in bed at noon,
All love to be out by the light of the moon.
But all of the things that belong to the day
Cuddle to sleep to be out of her way;
And flowers and children close their eyes
Till up in the morning the sun shall arise.
She shines on thieves on the garden wall,
On streets and fields and harbour quays,
And birdies asleep in the forks of the trees.
The squalling cat and the squeaking mouse,
The howling dog by the door of the house,
The bat that lies in bed at noon,
All love to be out by the light of the moon.
But all of the things that belong to the day
Cuddle to sleep to be out of her way;
And flowers and children close their eyes
Till up in the morning the sun shall arise.
LEXIARK CHINESE READING
月亮有一张脸，像大厅里的钟面；
她照着花园墙边的贼，
照着街道、田野与港口码头，
也照着树杈里熟睡的小鸟。
尖叫的猫和吱叫的老鼠，
门边长嚎的狗，
还有正午躺在床上的蝙蝠，
都爱在月光下外出。
但所有属于白昼的事物
都蜷伏入睡，避开她的光；
花朵和孩子闭上眼睛，
直到清晨太阳升起。