Child Moon
The child's wonder At the old moon Comes back nightly. She points her finger To the far silent yellow thing Shining through the branches Filtering on the leaves a golden sand, Crying with her little tongue, "See the moon!" And in her bed fading to sleep With babblings of the moon on her little mouth.
Child Moon - meaning Summary
Childhood Wonder Renewed Nightly
Sandburg’s short lyric captures a child’s recurring awe at the moon as a nightly ritual. The poem observes a young girl pointing and exclaiming, then falling asleep with moon-talk on her lips. Its plain, concrete images—branches, golden light, and a “far silent yellow thing”—frame wonder as immediate, sensory, and sustaining. The mood privileges innocence and repetition, suggesting small daily experiences preserve a quiet, restorative joy.
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