The Mind
Souls of Animals
From My Lyrical Life, First Series (1889)
The Mind
Such look of an immortal likeness springs,
At times into the eyes of dear dumb things,
As if Hereafter we must recognize
The Unknown Life that knew us in their eyes.
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Codex Note
From the section "Poems for Christie" of My Lyrical Life, First Series (1889).
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Massey, Gerald. “Souls of Animals.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/massey/195/.
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Massey, Gerald. “Souls of Animals.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/massey/195/.
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