Ensightened
when twenty twenty digits wane
to blurred
twixt near and far, from crisp to furred,
insane,
unless one enjoys being blind,
to stay
in state of being, earthworm way
unspined.
may feeble vision be restored
post haste
now that decision has been made
so far from two struggling wobbles
to now
clear corrections of wordless wow
boggles
four eyes of line-free bifocals
sublime
sporty lightweight frames fit just right
ogle
far to near, both loved and abhorred
engaged
I dwell in clarity again
Laura is today’s host for dVerse’ Meeting the Bar. Laura says:And as today is 11th June we are taking one of those two legs and choosing one or other of these:
1. The Hendecastich by Michael Fantina
11 line poem
1 stanza
alternates iambic feet of four (tetrameter) and one (monameter)
i.e. syllables: 8-2-8-2-8-2-8-2-8-2-8
rhyme scheme: abbacddceff
Note: I can ony find 1 reference to this form here so it does not seem to have taken off – maybe some of us might give it a whirl
2. The Eleventh Power by Christina Jussaume,
11 line poem
1 stanza
11 syllables per line
rhyme scheme of abababccddd or ababababccc,
an uplifting theme
Tao-Talk 
Ha! Brilliant! And congrats on seeing clearly.
LikeLiked by 3 people
D, thanks so much x2.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Loved your poem! Looking good Lisa. I thought maybe you were leading up to getting cataract surgery! :>)
LikeLiked by 3 people
Dwight, thanks very much x 2. About cataracts, the optometrist/optician (not sure which one she is) said my eyes/lens look really good and nowhere needing any surgery.
LikeLiked by 2 people
That is good. You are welcome!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Loved you poem ❤️
Congratulations on new glasses. You are seeing the world in HD now 💜
LikeLiked by 3 people
Thanks, Maggie. These lineless bifocals are taking ongoing adjustment. The optometrist/optician said wear them 2 weeks all of the time so my eyes can adjust. It’s been an adventure so far.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Excellent word crafting throughout this light hearted approach. I loved your ryhmes and was thinking what is she going to ryhme with bifocals? LOL well done and you have my respect for tackling the incorrigible Hendecastiche! 🙏
LikeLiked by 3 people
Cara, you made me laugh with your comment, thanks!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Wonderful ♥️
LikeLiked by 2 people
Thanks, Caleb!
LikeLike
So happy you have clarity of vision again and wonderfully expressed in this form.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Di thanks so much <3
LikeLike
Bravo Lisa so you chose to tie it all with the Hendecastich apparently a poetry style called ‘shoelaces’ –
hope the clarity onspires even more poetry and so much better than being
“in state of being, earthworm wayunspined.” ;)
LikeLiked by 2 people
Laura, thank you for the comment and for the forms to inspire <3 Yep, blind and unspined are in the rearview, as far as vision, now.
LikeLike
I went from perfect vison to bifocals in a weekend in my late 40’s. I had three days off and was putting together a website on the old 2000’s era WordPress and by the time I went back to work Monday, I had to grab a pair of readers out of the lost and found! heheheh The gift of site is real!
LikeLiked by 3 people
omigosh, V! The gift of “site” and “sight” :)
I could feel my sight diminishing and had been using a magnifying glass to read small print for awhile. The long vision was good enough but scary with night driving. My older son started hounding me through repetition and ridiculing (e.g. when I thought a log was an animal and that kind of thing.)
Glad we have things like glasses to help us out. These have anti-reflective lens and something with blue in it (son told me what to make sure they had.) My eyes are still bugging out with the adjustment, but opt. said that should be for only a few weeks. Fingers crossed.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Love your photo and the poem!
LikeLiked by 2 people
Thanks, Marina! I took that pic as soon as I got home, to send to my kids.
LikeLiked by 1 person
“may feeble vision be restored
post haste”
Ah yes indeed, Nice one!!!
Thanks for dropping by my blog
much love
LikeLiked by 2 people
:) thanks, Gillena!
LikeLike
Ha ha, brilliant, Lisa 🙂 And I love the cheeky photo!
LikeLiked by 2 people
Nina, thanks! I was very happy to make my sons happy.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Love the poem and the line earthworm way
unspined
Great glasses! That reminds me…I need to get some more.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Thanks Max! What happened to your glasses?
LikeLiked by 1 person
I left them in an Alanta hotel room when I was down there working… didn’t think of them until a couple days later
LikeLiked by 1 person
Possible they are still in the hotel’s lost and found?
LikeLiked by 1 person
I called at the time and they said nothing. Maybe they were thrown away by mistake
LikeLiked by 1 person
I hate my bifocals. They are just the wrong range for easily checking a student’s work over their shoulders. The preferred progressive lenses are a month’s wages where I am though. I’m going to have to bite the bullet some day soon because it’s such a struggle though.
I can’t imagine writing a Hendecastich about my plight and you’ve done a great job Lisa 👏
LikeLiked by 2 people
Shaun, I didn’t know progressive lens was another name for them. Just went out and read a little bit more on how they work and how to get them to work better. The cost, with optical coverage, was $400, which includes everything (exam, lens, frames) which is affordable for me. A friend of mine said she got 2 pairs of (non bi-focal) glasses for $200, so yes, costs more. I’ll let you know my thoughts on them after my brain has finished being trained on them.
Thank you on the poem :)
LikeLike
“Unspined.” My new favorite word. :-) Well done.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Chris, thanks! I probably could have used non-spined also :)
LikeLike
hahaha brilliant Li 🤗🤗
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks!
LikeLike