by Judith Nicholls (b. 1941)

Andromeda
Language: English 
On a mole-black night when the stars are bright 
And the cloud-veiled moon is high,
If you search near the wings of Pegasus 
You can see her in the sky.

Chained fast to a rock, she waits her fate
As the great sea-monster's prey;
As she hides in fear she can hear the hiss 
Of Cetus on his way.

But wait, it's the swish of Pegasus' wings 
With Perseus riding high!
On a mole-black night with the stars in flight
You can see them ride away.

Confirmed with Judith Nickolls, Andromeda, in: Gods and Monsters; Mythological Poems, London : MacMillan Children's Books, p.58


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