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