What does this poem mean?

Question

'Twas noontide of summer,
And mid-time of night;
And stars, in their orbits,
Shone pale, thro' the light
Of the brighter, cold moon,
'Mid planets her slaves,
Herself in the Heavens,
Her beam on the waves.
I gazed awhile
On her cold smile;
Too cold- too cold for me-
There pass'd, as a shroud,
A fleecy cloud,
And I turned away to thee,
Proud Evening Star,
In thy glory afar,
And dearer thy beam shall be;
For joy to my heart
Is the proud part
Thou bearest in Heaven at night,
And more I admire
Thy distant fire,
Than that colder, lowly light.

Answer 1

lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

HA HA!
Stars don't have orbits persay, lol
IN A NUTSHELL Part II,

It was the middle of the night, as some guy sat under the stars.

" 'Twas noontide of summer,
And mid-time of night;
And stars, in their orbits,
Shone pale, thro' the light"

----> ^ when he first saw IT!

"I gazed awhile
On her cold smile;
Too cold- too cold for me- "

----> ^ He looks at the moon, with it metaphorical smile, and sees that the moon is to cold for him.

"There pass'd, as a shroud,
A fleecy cloud,
And I turned away to thee,
Proud Evening Star,
In thy glory afar,"

----> ^ The moon vanished behind the clouds, as does the north star.

"For joy to my heart
Is the proud part
Thou bearest in Heaven at night,
And more I admire
Thy distant fire,
Than that colder, lowly light."

----> ^"Thou bearest in Heaven at night," ITS THE MOON, not some chick like part 1 says!!
He loves the moon and misses it and wants the light of it to shine, at night.

Answer 3

IN A NUTSHELL,

some guy liked this girl

" 'Twas noontide of summer,
And mid-time of night;
And stars, in their orbits,
Shone pale, thro' the light"

----> ^ when he first saw her

"I gazed awhile
On her cold smile;
Too cold- too cold for me- "

----> ^ he likes her, but she's not feelin him

"There pass'd, as a shroud,
A fleecy cloud,
And I turned away to thee,
Proud Evening Star,
In thy glory afar,"

----> ^ he felt disheartened by her coldness and gave up

"For joy to my heart
Is the proud part
Thou bearest in Heaven at night,
And more I admire
Thy distant fire,
Than that colder, lowly light."

----> ^ he cant help himself. he still likes her.

Answer 4

It's a personification of the moon and the evening star, and the viewer, in his most profound, poetic terms is making a comparison between the two nocturnal heavenly bodies, and stating his preference for the modest evening star as opposed to the presumptuous and haughty moon.

Answer 5

A lot of stars were visible on a summers night in july

Answer 6

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Good luck.

Kevin, Liverpool, England.

Answer 7

That's tough,
do you have any info about the author or where you found it?

Answer 8

I need time, to figure that one out.

Answer 9

i need more info. when was it written? who by? where are they from? what's their deal?