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Her hearing and sight were taken away When she was just about two years old, She struggled to become what she did - An example, brilliant and bold. Helen Keller was bright minded, On hope she always did dwell She was not only an icon for the struggling, But for the fit and healthy as well. “It was in the dreary month of February” That into emptiness she fell - She lived with her sense of touch, Taking walks was her respite from hell. She was seven when Annie Sullivan came And completely changed her life, An amazing teacher, sincere and kind - Soon, Helen was over her strife. She learnt to ‘hear' by touching The lips of those who talked, She could only manage random sounds - Yet she was never mocked. Under the guidance of Ms. Annie, Helen improved in her speech, She perfected herself in the art of Braille And soon, she began to teach!* She dreamt of going to college - Her wish, of course, came true. Her caring classmates bought her a pup And wrote a verse on her too. She had a group of admirers Like Graham Bell and Mark Twain. She gave her life to study and learn - Her efforts did not go in vain. Helen Keller was a great woman - She’ll forever stay in my mind, And I hope in the midst of her troubles, That happiness and joy she did find. She never bent her head, she always held it high - She looked at the world straight in the eye.^ ------------------------------------------------------------------- * :- She taught people about values, once able to speak understandably Her classmates' poem wrote for her :- Beside her task our efforts pale, She never knew the world for fail; Beside her triumphs ours are naught, For hers were far more dearly brought. ^ :- From her own quote
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