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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FACE (GUILLEMONT), by FREDERIC MANNING Poet's Biography
First Line: Out of the smoke of men's wrath
Last Line: Broken.
Subject(s): Soldiers' Writings; World War I; First World War
First Line: Out of the smoke of men's wrath
Last Line: Broken.
Subject(s): Soldiers' Writings; World War I; First World War
OUT of the smoke of men's wrath,
The red mist of anger,
Suddenly,
As a wraith of sleep,
A boy's face, white and tense,
Convulsed with terror and hate,
The lips trembling. ...
Then a red smear, falling. ...
I thrust aside the cloud, as it were tangible,
Blinded with a mist of blood.
The face cometh again
As a wraith of sleep:
A boy's face, delicate and blonde,
The very mask of God,
Broken.
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