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 O dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon,
 Irrecoverably dark! total eclipse,
  Without all hope of day.  
 O dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon,
 Irrecoverably dark! total eclipse,
  Without all hope of day. 
A blind man can see his mouth
A blind man can see his mouth
 He that is strucken blind cannot forget
 The precious treasure of his eyesight lost.  
 He that is strucken blind cannot forget
 The precious treasure of his eyesight lost. 
I pitied him in his blindness But can I boast, "I see?" Perhaps there walks a spirit Close by, who read more
I pitied him in his blindness But can I boast, "I see?" Perhaps there walks a spirit Close by, who pities me
 And when a damp
 Fell round the path of Milton, in his hand
  The Thing became a read more 
 And when a damp
 Fell round the path of Milton, in his hand
  The Thing became a trumpet; whence he blew
   Soul-animating strains--alas! too few. 
 O loss of sight, of thee I most complain!
 Blind among enemies, O worse than chains,
  Dungeon, read more 
 O loss of sight, of thee I most complain!
 Blind among enemies, O worse than chains,
  Dungeon, or beggary, or decrepit age! 
 Oh, say! what is that thing call'd light,
 Which I must ne'er enjoy?
  What are the blessings read more 
 Oh, say! what is that thing call'd light,
 Which I must ne'er enjoy?
  What are the blessings of the sight?
   Oh, tell your poor blind boy! 
You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day read more
You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle.
None so blind as those that will not see.
None so blind as those that will not see.