Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE BLIND LADY, by MAX JACOB


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THE BLIND LADY, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: The blind lady with bloodshot eyes chooses her expressions
Last Line: So she'll laugh and she'll laugh and then she'll bellow.
Subject(s): Blindness; Eyes; Pity; Visually Handicapped


The blind lady with bloodshot eyes chooses her expressions
Her infirmities are not the theme of her confessions.

Her hair curls over her like moss
She wears gold brooches that great jewels emboss.

The fat blind lady with the bloodshot eyes
Writes scrawly notes with letters double size

She is careful of the folds of her cotton dress
And as for the other things she does her best

And if I don't mention her brother-in-law here
It's because the young fellow's not in favor, I fear

For he gets her drunk, the drunken fellow
So she'll laugh and she'll laugh and then she'll bellow.





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