LP+Under+the+Harvest+Moon

I think this poem is about the beauty of love. A harvest moon is very beautiful to look at, as are wild roses and silver dew drops. But I think this poem also has another meaning. The first stanza is about death, the second about love. I think this poem has a second meaning/moral. I think its moral is to love with all your heart because you never know when something drastic and tragic could happen. I personally still get a little confused about this poem and about how the two stanzas are practically opposites, but I enjoy reading this poem. The imagery the author puts into it is wonderful. When I read this poem I can picture dusk, with silver dew drops forming on the grass, I can also picture the day, a field of unmistakable bright red wild roses.

I agree - it's complex. But I think Sandburg wants us to welcome both stanzas and see the beauty in both. Death, in the first, is very appealing and warm, whispering and drawing us in. Love in the second doesn't seem overly emotional.