The Night has a Thousand Eyes - Francis William Bourdillon

  

The Night has a Thousand Eyes

- Francis William Bourdillon

          Francis William Bourdillon was a British poet and translator. He was mostly known for his single short poem “The Night has a Thousand Eyes”

The Night has a Thousand Eyes,

And the day but one;

Yet the light of the bright world dies

With the dying sun.

The mind has a Thousand Eyes,

And the heart but one;

Yet the light of the whole life dies

When the love is done.

         The poet has very beautifully described the feelings of love with the involvement of natural elements. The poet explains that the night has thousand eyes, which are stars. The day has one, which is sun. In the night thousand stars twinkle in the sky but in the day the sun is enough for sufficient light. When there is night, the brightness of thousand eyes are not enough for clear vision but in the day sun can easily provide enough light. When sun sets, there is darkness everywhere, and thousands of eyes cannot overpower it.

         

        On the other hand, Mind has thousand eyes (thoughts, ideas) but heart has one (feelings). We can’t perform brainy activities if our heart is not happy and our feelings are hurt.

          

         The poet has given the connection and importance of heart and mind. Thousands of stars cannot beat the brightness of sun and the highest IQ level cannot beat the feelings of heart. When there will be a feeling of love, the person would love to think about the loving person only rather than any other thing. Heart has not such capability which mind has. Human being cannot perform difficult tasks by heart but it can be done by mind, though heart decides what to do and what not to do. Heart commands and mind performs. When person is in love, mind is also controlled by heart and feelings. Person remains below the sky of twinkling stars…