Vigil Strange I Kept On The Field One Night by Walt Whitman read by Lori Gomez

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00:00Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field One Night

00:03By Walt Whitman

00:05Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field One Night

00:09When you, my son, and my comrade, dropped at my side that day.

00:14One look I but gave which your dear eyes returned

00:18With a look I shall never forget.

00:21One touch of your hand to mine, oh boy,

00:24Reached up as you lay on the ground.

00:27Then, onward, I sped in the battle.

00:30The even-contested battle.

00:33Till late in the night, relieved to the place at last again,

00:38I made my way.

00:41Found you in death.

00:43So cold, dear comrade.

00:46Found your body's son of responding kisses never again on earth responding.

00:52There'd your face in the starlight.

00:54Curious the scene, cool blue the moderate night wind.

00:58Long there and then in vigil I stood.

01:01Dimly around me the battlefields spreading.

01:05Vigil wondrous and vigil sweet.

01:08There in the fragrant silent night.

01:10But not a tear fell.

01:11Not even a long-drawn sigh.

01:14Long, long, I gazed.

01:17Then, on the earth partially reclining.

01:20Sat by your side.

01:22Leaning my chin in my hands.

01:25Passing sweet hours.

01:28Immortal, mystic hours.

01:30With you, dearest comrade.

01:32Not a tear.

01:35Not a word.

01:37Vigil of silence.

01:39Love and death.

01:41Vigil for you, my son.

01:43And my soldier.

01:45As onward silently stars aloft,

01:48Eastward new ones upward stole.

01:50Vigil final for you, brave boy.

01:53I could not save you.

01:54Swift was your death.

01:55I faithfully loved you and cared for you living.

01:59I think we shall surely meet again.

02:02Till at latest lingering of the night,

02:04Indeed, just as the dawn appeared,

02:06My comrade I wrapped in his blanket.

02:09Enveloped him well his form.

02:12Folded the blanket well,

02:14Tucking it carefully overhead.

02:16And carefully under feet.

02:18And there and then,

02:20And bathed by the rising sun.

02:22My son in his grave.

02:25In his rude-dug grave I deposited.

02:29Ending my vigil strange with that.

02:32Vigil of night.

02:34And battlefield dim.

02:36Vigil for boy of responding kisses.

02:39Never again on earth responding.

02:42Vigil for comrade swiftly slain.

02:45Vigil I never forget.

02:48How as day brightened,

02:50I rose from the chill ground,

02:52Unfolded my soldier well in his blanket,

02:54And buried him where he fell.

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