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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FRIENDS: PROEM, by WILFRID WILSON GIBSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: He's gone / I do not understand
Last Line: And he was gone.
Variant Title(s): Battle: The Going;the Going
Subject(s): Brooke, Rupert (1887-1915); Death; Poetry & Poets; Soldiers' Writings; Dead, The
First Line: He's gone / I do not understand
Last Line: And he was gone.
Variant Title(s): Battle: The Going;the Going
Subject(s): Brooke, Rupert (1887-1915); Death; Poetry & Poets; Soldiers' Writings; Dead, The
He's gone.
I do not understand.
I only know
That as he turned to go
And waved his hand
In his young eyes a sudden glory shone:
And I was dazzled by a sunset glow,
And he was gone.
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