Classic Poem

" You have the Earth, O Sun! "
Sang the Moon;
" But I, but I have the Sea! "

" You have the Sun, O Earth! "
Sang the Sea;
" But I, but I have the Moon! "

Then the Sun and the Earth
Made mirth;
And the Sea and the Moon
Sang on;
And Love, who listened, caught up the strain
To sing it into our hearts again.
And I know not how, but that oldest rune
Of the Sea and the Moon
Holds all the mystery and love-lore
Of the world and many a planet more;
But Love knows the tune.