The poem 'A Blind Child' by WH Davies is very interesting, because it reflects a lot of his values, hardships and thoughts.
Here's a quick summary of the poem, if you'd like to get to grip with what each stanza means:
A summary of A Blind Child by WH Davies
As the title suggests, the poem is about a blind child that the poet encounters.
There is a hint of sorrow in the opening, where the blind child fails to see why her baby brother is laughing.
The second stanza says the sight of a dead body is not as sad as a blind child in a green garden - unable to appreciate the beauty of the world.
Then the child touches his face, trying to determine whether he is good - and this frightens the poet (suggesting maybe he isn't that good).
Hesitation on part of the poet continues in the final two stanzas, where he marks how the child cannot see the aspects of nature around (butterflies, cows on the hill etc...)
But even though he himself can see them, he is "dumb" - or unable to talk about them - because the child is blind.
You could speculate that this is due to the hesitation he feels, or even pit or sorrow for the blind child.
Davies also wrote a poem called "The Fog" which deals with the theme of blindness, so it seems this is a condition that is very important to him.
Some interesting info on WH Davies
Davies was a Welsh poet, from the Georgian era - although his poems were nothing like those of his contemporaries.
He spend most of his life as a tramp or hobo, but somehow managed to turn his fortunes around and earned recognition as a poet.
On his travels as a tramp, he once tried to jump onto a moving train to hitch a ride, and accidentally fell and crushed his foot.
Part of his leg needed to be amputated, and he walked with a wooden leg for much of his life.
