A Life Like Helen Keller

Magpie #63

"The kaleidoscope of colour which is my life, shows the interesting choices I've made along the way."   ~Antie Koekie

I have seen only a few lives like that
the ones that stradle time with tattered wing

piercing through the barbed wire fence

of all we perceive that cannot be

they defy the odds as if miracle's child

reaching out with a unrelenting force

holding a will to thrive instead of survive

within their chest

making us believe in the beauty of adversity's

strength to charge us onward

to the place no one dared tread

proving the human spirit is both

resilient and a vision to behold.

I have always been in awe of the life of Helen Keller. and all that she achieved in her lifetime.  She overcame so many obstacles that most of us would have not attempted.  She is truly one of my heroes of the 1900's.  She gave humanity so much beauty and strength of spirit.  Her sparkling life will certainly be shining through out time.   For in the end we are not remembered for what we tried to attain in this life, but what we gave of substance to the lives of others, that leaves a lasting mark.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

Helen Keller