All but blind
In his chambered hole
Gropes for worms
The four-clawed Mole.
All but blind
In the evening sky
The hooded Bat
Twirls softly by.
All but blind
In the burning day
The Barn-Owl blunders
On her way.
And blind as are
These three to me,
So, blind to Someone
I must be.
-(the great) Walter de la Mare, “All But Blind”)
One of Nature’s and Life’s great core lessons to help us understand our conflicts and misunderstandings as well as our basic, recurring alienation from others.