Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BLIND BUT HAPPY, by FRANCES JANE CROSBY


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First Line: O what a happy soul am I
Last Line: I cannot, and I won't.
Alternate Author Name(s): Van Alstyne, Frances Jane, Mrs.; Crosby, Fanny
Subject(s): Blindness; Religion; Visually Handicapped; Theology


O what a happy soul am I!
Although I cannot see,
I am resolved that in this world
Contented I will be;
How many blessings I enjoy
That other people don't!
To weep and sigh because I'm blind,
I cannot, and I won't.




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