My sight grows dim

by Grant Gilbert AKA Slash   Nov 27, 2008


My sight grows dim

As my colours slowly fade to gray
For my carelessness I now must pay
A world of colour once was had
This beauty lost has made me sad

The beauty of the world, I've found
Taken for granted each time around
Never again an angry scowl
When rain day lurks through darkest clouds

New found love for the dirt outside
Earthworms digging way down inside
Fresh mown grass of emerald green
What beauty now my eyes have seen

The glory of a rose in bloom
Early this year but not to soon
The setting sun lights up the sky
In a colour display, to please the eye

As the light fades from my eyes
Newfound beauty to my surprise
Things I've seen everyday
I look at now in a different way

I get down on my knees at night
And thank God for the remaining sight
Do not on the morbid dwell
But listen to this lesson well

Grant
18h33
27.11.2008
Copyright © 2008 Grant Mark Gilbert

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  • 15 years ago

    by Nee

    Okay, first Off..I LOOVE the title :]
    it was very captivating, made me ruuun to read the poem, hehe!

    New found love for the dirt outside
    Earthworms digging way down inside
    Fresh mown grass of emerald green
    What beauty now my eyes have seen

    this stanza was reallyyy good..thought I don't get the word "mown"..overall it was very well written =)

    The glory of a rose in bloom
    Early this year but not to soon
    The setting sun lights up the sky
    In a colour display, to please the eye

    I love this stanza a lot too, I think it's my fave one..even though the whole poem is really very well written.
    I usually think that the poems about life must be written by those wise, mature & decent people, this is why I really admire anyone who writes about life in poetry =)

    I love how your sight was never lost even after growing dim it got better again by looking at the beauty of life, no matter how dim it might seem to be :)
    I have to comment on some errors though :

    A world of colour once was had
    I don't get this line..did you mean "A world of color I once had" ?

    Early this year but not to soon
    just change the "to" into "too"

    G, the poem is great I love it :)
    Write on
    Glad to have checked your poetry =]

  • 15 years ago

    by Crystal Rose Blooming

    Grant I'm so sorry my friend. Please take care and follow orders your doctor gives you . I know how you men can be.
    Your poem was written with ease. You have a natural talent it flows with out effort..

  • 15 years ago

    by Emily

    This was beautifully expressed and it challenged me to be more thankful for the beauty God has placed around me. I live in inner city UB so it's sometimes hard to remember how wonderful God's creation is. (: Thank you and God bless.

  • 15 years ago

    by Christopher Wry

    Yes old age is no fun, I need coke bottles to get by.

  • 15 years ago

    by Ingrid

    Grant,

    In my heart I have so much love for you. In this life we will be friends only, but I want you to know I love you dearly. It breaks my heart to know you may have lost vision in one of your eyes..It makes me want to cry out in pain and from grief...I pray every evening for you to have it back, for a miracle to happen.
    Take care my brave and sweet friend:)

    Hugs and a big kiss,

    5/5 Ingrid

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