2001
What the Forester Said
Composed by 
Jake Heggie
Jake Heggie Text by 
Vachel Lindsay
Vachel Lindsay The Moon Is a Mirror Song Collection
"What the Forester Said" is the fourth song of Jake Heggie's song cycle The Moon is a Mirror.
Text
What the Forester Said
by Vachel Lindsay
The moon is but a candle-glow
That flickers thro’ the gloom:
The starry space, a castle hall:
And Earth, the children’s room,
Where all night long the old trees stand
To watch the streams asleep:
Grandmothers guarding trundle-beds:
Good shepherds guarding sheep.
Sheet Music