The poet feels guilty because he is blind now. God has given him the talent of writing poetry. However because of his blindness, he is unable to use this talent. This is why he thinks that he cannot serve humanity (by writing poetry). Hence he feels guilty. Read summary of this poem.

The mood of the poem On His Blindness changes from stanza to stanza. In the first stanza, the there is a lot of frustration and perhaps anger as well (lodged with me useless). There is restlessness and remorse. In the second stanza, the mood changes to doubtful. The poet starts wondering if God realRead more

In the beginning, the poet seems to be remorseful and restless because he cannot use his talent (given by God) to serve Him and His creations (humans). In the second stanza, the poet becomes doubtful. In the third stanza, he becomes relaxed when he realises that God does not need his talent. In theRead more

The blindness is compared to dark world which has made his only talent handicapped. He is not able to serve God because of blindness. Read summary of this poem.

In the poem on His Blindness, "Patience" is personified as a human being. It listens to the poet and answers him in order to clear his (poet's) doubt. Read summary of this poem.