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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
QUIET EYES, by KATHARINE TYNAN Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: The boys come home, come home from war Last Line: Unharmed, unflawed, unhurt. Alternate Author Name(s): Hinkson, Katharine Tynan Subject(s): Eyes; Innocence; Soldiers; Soul; War; World War I; First World War | |||
THE boys come home, come home from war, With quiet eyes for quiet things— A child, a lamb, a flower, a star, A bird that softly sings. Young faces war-worn and deep-lined, The satin smoothness past recall; Yet out of sight is out of mind For the worst wrong of all. As nightmare dreams that pass with sleep, The horror and grief intolerable. The unremembering young eyes keep Their innocence. All is well! The worldling's eyes are dusty dim, The eyes of sin are weary and cold, The fighting boy brings home with him The unsullied eyes of old. The war has furrowed the young face. Oh, there's no all-heal, no wound-wort! The soul looks from its hidden place Unharmed, unflawed, unhurt. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...D'ANNUNZIO by ERNEST HEMINGWAY 1915: THE TRENCHES by CONRAD AIKEN TO OUR PRESIDENT by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE HORSES by KATHARINE LEE BATES CHILDREN OF THE WAR by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE U-BOAT CREWS by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE RED CROSS NURSE by KATHARINE LEE BATES WAR PROFITS by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE UNCHANGEABLE by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |
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