BLIND DETERMINATION

I AM IN ABSOLUTE AWE OF THE WOMEN DESCRIBED IN THIS POEM...BOTH SO AMAZING

SHE WAS A BABY WHO COULD SEE AND HEAR; BUT SOON ILLNESS TOOK THESE  ABILITIES AWAY; BECOMING BLIND AND DEAF DID NOT DEFEAT HER, AND HER COURAGE GREW STRONGER DAY BY THE DAY

SHE WAS WILD AND UNTAMED UNTIL SHE MET HER MATCH, A TEACHER BY THE NAME OF ANNE, A TEACHER THAT FOUND A WAY TO REACH HER, AND WHO BANISHED '' I CAN'T'' ......FOR'' I CAN "

WORDS WERE SPELLED OUT ON HER PALM ,SHE LEARNT TO COMMUNICATE, TO UNDERSTAND; HER TEACHER GAVE HER BACK WHAT SHE'D LOST,

NOW HER VISIONS LIVED IN HER HAND

THE YEARS SAW A FLOURISHING OF TALENT, A THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE THAT

GREW AND GREW; THOUGH DEAF AND BLIND SHE EXPRESSED HERSELF

IN A WAY FEW OF US COULD EVER HOPE TO DO

SHE WON AWARDS GALORE AND WAS RENOWNED FOR BEING A SCHOLAR AND

MASTER STORY TELLER;TWO WOMEN WHO SHOULD ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED,

ANNE SULLIVAN AND THE WONDERFUL HELEN KELLER......

Reviews

[~Blue Fantasy~]

This was amazing! Very well written...it told the whole story and remimded me not to ever give up....if she could go through that, then we should be able to accomplish much! Thank you for writing such an inspiring poem...Great Job!