1A SIGHT in camp in the day-break grey and dim,As from my tent I emerge so early, sleepless,As slow I walk in the cool fresh air, the path near by the hospital tent,
[ begin page 283 ]ppp.00270.285.jpgThree forms I see on stretchers lying, brought out there, untended lying,Over each the blanket spread, ample brownish woollen blanket,Grey and heavy blanket, folding, covering all.2Curious, I halt, and silent stand.Then with light fingers I from the face of the nearest, the first, just lift the blanket:Who are you, elderly man so gaunt and grim, with well- grey'd hair, and flesh all sunken about the eyes?Who are you, my dear comrade?3Then to the second I step—And who are you, my child and darling?Who are you, sweet boy, with cheeks yet blooming?4Then to the third—a face nor child, nor old, very calm, as of beautiful yellow-white ivory;Young man, I think I know you—I think this face of yours is the face of the Christ himself;Dead and divine, and brother of all, and here again he lies.