A One Eyed Man Poem by Joseph Anderson

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.

Beautiful. Life journey searching for truth. As long as we keep searching for Truth with a big T, we will keep discovering new things with the eye of our mind. Thought provoking and very nicely written poem.

This is an incredible, well-crafted poem. I really enjoyed it. Thanks and keep up the great work!

a good last stanza he could have looked through his third eye and seen all.

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! ! !