Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, EYESERVICE, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS


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First Line: Eyeservice let me give
Last Line: Eyeservice still!
Subject(s): Eyes


Eyeservice let me give
The while I live;
In shadow or in light,
By day or night,
With all my heart and skill
Eyeservice still!

Yes, for the eyes I'll serve --
Nor faint nor swerve --
Are not the eyes of man
That lightly scan,
But God's, that pierce and see
The whole of me!

Beneath the farthest skies
Where morning flies,
In heaven or in hell
If I should dwell,
In dark or daylight fair,
The Eyes are there!

No trembling fugitive,
Boldly I live,
If, as in that pure sight,
I live aright,
Yielding with hand and will
Eyeservice still!





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