the day he became blind

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The Day He Became Blind Author(s): Gregory Simon Source: The Iowa Review, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Spring, 1974), p. 25 Published by: University of Iowa Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20158218 . Accessed: 17/06/2014 16:53 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. . University of Iowa is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Iowa Review. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 195.34.79.20 on Tue, 17 Jun 2014 16:53:27 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions

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Page 1: The Day He Became Blind

The Day He Became BlindAuthor(s): Gregory SimonSource: The Iowa Review, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Spring, 1974), p. 25Published by: University of IowaStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20158218 .

Accessed: 17/06/2014 16:53

Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at .http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp

.JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range ofcontent in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new formsof scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected].

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University of Iowa is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Iowa Review.

http://www.jstor.org

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THE DAY HE BECAME BLIND

The lake is an invention of the brilliant

and blind captain who never got used to

the wind. He had a daughter who was too

invisible and intransient to be anything but a lake the boys who knew her came

to look in. There was an unplanned tree, and her father felt its light on his face, a transparent fan that turned his skin

into a mirror; appearing too briefly for

him to see what was there. Held just a

moment longer, it was as if it were a

photograph being taken relentlessly by a man who stood in front of us no matter

which way we turned, and who wanted us to

hold the daughter closer, to come down

from beneath the shade of the tree, and to

stand next to the sound of the water

pulling the rocks and grass under. This

is the way he became blind: One day their

ship was struck by a hurricane. The daughter threw up both her arms and evenly let

go of her end of the rescue line.

Simon

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