Oh, for the veils of my far away youth, Shielding my heart from the blaze of the truth, Why did I stray from their shelter and grow Into the sadness that follows - to know! Impotent atom with desolate gaze Threading the tumult of hazardous ways - Oh, for the veils, for the veils of my youth Veils, that hung low o'er the blaze of the truth! [or, Shielding my heart from the blaze of truth!] | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO JOHN BROWN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON CHAMBER MUSIC: 9 by JAMES JOYCE STUDY FOR A GEOGRAPHICAL TRAIL; 3. WASHINGTON, D.C. by CLARENCE MAJOR THEY PRAISE THE SUN by JOHN CROWE RANSOM THE WHITE LIGHTS by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON |