To a Blind Poet, Poem by Victor Hugo

Poem by Victor Hugo Collection Les contemplationsThemes ArtPeriod 19th century

Thank you, poet! — at the threshold of my pious household gods,
Like a divine guest, you come and reveal yourself;
And the golden halo of your radiant verses
Shines around my name like a circle of stars.

Sing! Milton sang; sing! Homer sang.
The poet of the senses pierces the sad mist;
The blind man sees in the shadows a world of clarity.
When the eye of the body goes out, the eye of the spirit lights up.

Victor Hugo

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