The gold moth did not love him
So, gorgeous, she flew away.
But the gray moth circled the flame
Until the break of day.
And then, with wings like a dead desire,
She fell, fire-caught, into the flame.
Fire-caught
Langston Hughes
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Poem topics: away, fire, desire, gold, gorgeous, Valentine's Day, break, love, I love you, flame, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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