taken an eye out... A single step but off to side Then all at once that stone did hide And with new feet the walk ensued till now behind that stone was spewed Eddy I can only assume this poem was written by the 'aged' poet -- how else could he have all this retrospective wisdom. As an old man his 'tired eyes' still see what he refers to as stones, the hurdles and problems of life. I do however, see a positive here too. Regardless of all the bumps, he kept on going, finding more stones in his way and he obviously traversed each one in order to keep on going. Now he sits and reflects, remembers and perhaps ponders on the lesson learned from every stone in his life's path. In the middle of the road there was a stone...just in case you didn't know. Kidding aside, I like this poem quite a bit. The reiteration is fun, and of course it has a point, I suppose to suggest why his life has turned out as it has, or to remind himself that the journey is/was never smooth, I'm sure there are many other interpretations.