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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GROWING BLIND, by RAINER MARIA RILKE Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: She sat, like all the rest of us, at tea Last Line: She would no longer walk her way, but fly. Subject(s): Blindness; Visually Handicapped | |||
She sat, like all the rest of us, at tea. It seemed at first as if she raised her cup Not quite as all the others held theirs up. She smiled: her smile was pitiful to see. And when we rose at last with talk and laughter, And through the many rooms with idle pace, As chance would have it, strolled from place to place -- Then I saw her. She slowly followed after, Bestrained, like one who must be calm and cool Because she soon will sing before a crowd; Upon her happy eyes, without a cloud, The light fell from outside, as on a pool. She followed slowly, hesitating, shy, As if some height or bridge must still be passed, And yet--as if, when that was done, at last She would no longer walk her way, but fly. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BLIND POET by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) HE HAD A GOOD YEAR by MARVIN BELL THE BLIND SHEEP by RANDALL JARRELL THE BLIND by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE BLIND DOG OF VENICE by RON PADGETT BATTLE AFTER WAR by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON BOARDING: 5. THE DADAR SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND by REETIKA VAZIRANI |
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