<h3 id="The_Returned_Man">The Returned Man</h3>
<p>THEY thought that he would come back<br/>
Quieter,<br/>
Less boyish,<br/>
But still a hero with tales to tell.<br/>
So, when there were no tales,<br/>
Only blank silences—<br/>
When he lay for hours<br/>
Staring through leafing branches<br/>
And forgot them<br/>
Utterly—<br/>
They tried to arouse him, saying:<br/>
“The war is over.”<br/>
But when he turned on them<br/>
His shadowed eyes<br/>
They stammered—<br/>
Knowing that they lied!</p>
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