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Joseph Anderson (3-12-25)
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A One Eyed Man
This man with only one good eye,
Had labored long to find
The path to God, in a troubled world
That seemed completely blind.
He saw man's temples rise and fall,
He saw nature's wrath prevail;
He saw the mighty dominate
The humble, meek and frail.
He studied faith's theologies
And watched their wars unfold;
His two eyed friends excuses were-
'These things have been foretold'.
Still, on he searched the mysteries
Of life's final afterglow;
Till, void of hope, he realized
Some things we cannot know.
Today, they closed his one good eye,
As nature planned, he died;
Could he with two good eyes have seen,
What is on the other side?
Joseph Anderson
Submitted: Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Poems by Joseph Anderson : 14 / 95
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Well Joseph you have really climbed on the top of the mountain with this one!
A person can be totally blind and experience and learn a lot more than someone who
can see. In the case of the one eyed man his sight was limited but his heart was not.
I truly enjoyed this excellent write.
He saw man's temples rise and fall,
He saw nature's wrath prevail;
He saw the mighty dominate
The humble, meek and frail. -- -- Joseph, this was my favorite part of your poem; I think the temples can be interpretted literally, but can also represent man's Ego, how a man's accomplishments through life continue to blind him from seeing himself as he truly is...but then in death it is taken all away, and all the power, wealth, etc. is like a crumbling monument to man's greed and ignorance. BEAUTIFUL poem my friend! ! !
A great poem Joseph - and a killer last verse. I reckon it's good that we don't know what's around the corner, at least most of the time.
This one eyed man, must have 'forseen' his death. And now with both eyes clossed, he sees what we cannot see.
Thanks for this poem
Oooohhh Ahhhh! ! ! this caught me so off guard the last few lines brought every piece of my emotions to stand up to attention....lost one tear....beautiful piece, , , bravo dear joseph
Those with two good eyes couldn't see as much as the man with only one eye. So, I doubt that having two good eyes would have inabled the one-eyed man to see what is on the other side. A very thoughtful and clever write. I'm sorry for the man's loss of life.
Excellent writing, food for thought.
2 eyes to see,2 hands to clap,2 legs to dance; no matter what we have it's how we use them that matters. Great poem my friend!
There you go again another great one Joe, loved it.
Your language is simple but message is great. A man who sees only one side of thing is poor like that one eyed man who couldn't see what was there on otherside of his eye. If a person beholds on only one side of thing, he can't enjoy properly and he'll be considered blind to that side. Anyhow, your poem is good to be appreciated.