Helen Keller, by Langston Hughes

She,
In the dark,
Found light
Brighter than many ever see. […]

Helen Keller, circa 1912
Helen Keller, circa 1912

She,
In the dark,
Found light
Brighter than many ever see.

She,
Within herself,
Found loveliness,
Through the soul’s own mastery.

And now the world receives
From her dower:
The message of the strength
Of inner power.

Langston Hughes