Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EYES, by HELEN FIELD WATSON First Line: Why is it that some eyes are merely two Last Line: Have helped me try. ..... Though they misunderstood Subject(s): Eyes; Sight | ||||||||
Why is it that some eyes are merely two, And others only brown, or gray, or blue? Some gaze at life in child-like reverence, And others cringing, bred on self-defense. While modesty seems lost to eyes which peer As if one's clothes were scanty or too sheer. But those which smile as if they thought me good, Have helped me try. ..... though they misunderstood | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PERSPECTIVE by MARGARET AVISON I TAKE MY GLASSES OFF by LUCILLE CLIFTON EYE AND TOOTH by ROBERT LOWELL SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: DIPPOLD THE OPTICIAN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS FREED FROM ANOTHER CONTEXT by ELEANOR WILNER TIME IS SOME SORT OF HINDSIGHT by ROBERT CREELEY NAMING THE CATARACTS by MADELINE DEFREES THE DOOR IN THE DARK by ROBERT FROST SYMPATHETIC MAGIC by ALBERT GOLDBARTH A MORNING PRAYER (FOR A TEACHER) by HELEN FIELD WATSON |
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