Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE BLIND MAN, by MARGARET ELIZABETH SANGSTER (1894-1981)


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THE BLIND MAN, by                    
First Line: I see a blind man every day
Last Line: And guide us on our way.
Subject(s): Blindness; Visually Handicapped


I see a blind man every day
Go bravely down the street;
He walks as if the path were clear
Before his steady feet.
Save when he fumbles with his cane,
I almost feel he sees
The passers-by who smile at him,
The flowers and the trees.

He comes to corners where the crowd
Of traffic swirls about,
But when he hesitates, some hand
Will always help him out.
He crosses pavements fearlessly --
It is as if he knows
That there are unknown, watchful friends
Along the way he goes!

Sometimes we walk through unseen paths,
Sometimes the road ahead
Is shrouded in the mists of fear;
But we are being led
As surely as the blind man is. . . .
And, if we seem to sway,
A hand will find us in the dark
And guide us on our way.





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