Leaves of Grass, Part 153 summary

What happens

1. At dawn, the sleepless speaker leaves his tent and walks near the hospital tent.
2. He notices three unattended figures on stretchers, each covered by a heavy blanket.
3. He uncovers the first face and addresses an elderly, gaunt man as his comrade.
4. He turns to the second figure, a boy whose cheeks still look fresh.
5. The third face makes him think of Christ, dead yet divine and brother to everyone.

What to notice

The closing line joins death with divinity and universal kinship. It completes the speaker's movement from observing strangers to recognizing a sacred brother.

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