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HELEN KELLER, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: She, / in the dark
Last Line: Of inner power.
Alternate Author Name(s): Hughes, Langston
Subject(s): African Americans; Keller, Helen (1880-1968); Negroes; American Blacks


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.





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