The Moon out of Reach

Produced by Al Haines
GROSSET & DUNLAP
Made in the United States of America
Away in the sky, high over our heads, With the width of a world between, The far Moon sails like a shining ship Which the Dreamer's eyes have seen.
And empty hands are outstretched, in vain, While aching eyes beseech, And hearts may break that cry for the Moon, The silver Moon out of reach!
But sometimes God on His great white Throne Looks down from the Heaven above, And lays in the hands that are empty The tremulous Star of Love.
NOTE:—Musical setting by Adrian Butt. Published by Edward Schuberth & Co., 11 East 22nd Street, New York.
She was kneeling on the hearthrug, grasping the poker firmly in one hand. Now and again she gave the fire a truculent prod with it as though to emphasise her remarks.
'Ask and ye shall receive'! . . . ' Tout vient à point à celui qui sait attendre '! Where on earth is there any foundation for such optimism, I'd like to know?
A sleek brown head bent determinedly above some sewing lifted itself, and a pair of amused eyes rested on the speaker.
Really, Nan, you mustn't confound French proverbs with quotations from the Scriptures. They're not at all the same thing.
Those two run on parallel lines, anyway. When I was a kiddie I used to pray—I've prayed for hours, and it wasn't through any lack of faith that my prayers weren't answered. On the contrary, I was enormously astonished to find how entirely the Almighty had overlooked my request for a white pony like the one at the circus.