 | The Poems of Richard Watson Gilder |  |
OF ONE WHO NEITHER SEES NOR HEARS
(HELEN KELLER)
She lives in light, not shadow;
Not silence, but the sound
Which thrills the stars of heaven
And trembles from the ground.
Not silence, but the sound
Which thrills the stars of heaven
And trembles from the ground.
She breathes a finer ether,
Beholds a keener sun;
In her supernal being
Music and light are one.
Beholds a keener sun;
In her supernal being
Music and light are one.
Unknown the subtile senses
That lead her through the day;
Love, light, and song and color
Come by another way.
That lead her through the day;
Love, light, and song and color
Come by another way.
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Sight brings she to the seeing,
New song to those that hear;
Her braver spirit sounding
Where mortals fail and fear.
New song to those that hear;
Her braver spirit sounding
Where mortals fail and fear.
She at the heart of being
Serene and glad doth dwell;
Spirit with scarce a veil of flesh;
A soul made visible.
Serene and glad doth dwell;
Spirit with scarce a veil of flesh;
A soul made visible.
Or is it only a lovely girl
With flowers at her maiden breast?
—Helen, here is a book of song
From the poet who loves you best.
With flowers at her maiden breast?
—Helen, here is a book of song
From the poet who loves you best.
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