A walk in the moonlight of Derozio is the awakening of our conscience. In “A Walk in the Moonlight” Derozio illustrates how, during a casual walk, he is “allied to all the bliss, which we are told other worlds offer.” The walk and observation make him question life and also introspection. The poem begins with pleasant memories of the previous night. Derozio feels blessed with a gift. In the future, when his mind is in turmoil and anxiety, he can meditate and contemplate this moment and find a “happy place” in his memories to rest. He says there are some memories in our past that we keep looking back at, "soft hours" that are distant and "vague" but never "burn out" and disappear..