Why can you not read The language of my eyes? Blatant words alone you heed, Blind, blind to my silent cries. Catch the message at its source, It loses sweetness in transit As the river in its course Lacks freshness at its outlet. Why can you not read The language of my eyes? Must I blazon forth my need In syllables that rhapsodize? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN A RESTAURANT by SARA TEASDALE MAPLE AND SUMACH by CECIL DAY LEWIS SIGNS OF THE TIMES by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE WIND IN A FROLIC by WILLIAM HOWITT THE HERONS OF ELMWOOD by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW |