A Eucalyptus
Desert plain awash in moonlight; A single eucalyptus hoots,
A distant mountain answers.
Mike Stone
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Desert plain awash in moonlight; A single eucalyptus hoots,
A distant mountain answers.
Mike Stone's poem is only three short lines, but it paints a whole scene. A wide desert plain lies flooded with moonlight. In the middle of it stands a single eucalyptus, and instead of simply standing there, it "hoots," like an owl calling into the night. Far off, a mountain answers.
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