I’ve failed.
I got my sea slug poem
but not the one about yr cataract
how when it was removed
& the dressings came off
you went out into the world
like Mary Oliver did
amazed at all you saw.
going Wow! Wow!
yr little expostulations of beauty.
Like Mary Oliver Did
John Malone 
I know that feeling. You captured it just right.
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thanks; it’s not often you write a poem about not writing a poem —
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Boom!The world opens up
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that’s a great way of saying it; thanks Beth š
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A new vision is always great!
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it sure is; every poem Mary Oliver wrote, it was like she had a cataract operation and was seeing for the first time —
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I know right
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Well, now I want to read about the sea slug.
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it’s going up tomorrow, Chel; I am very pleased with it; Mary Oliver would be too š
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Great!
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I’m sluggushly waiting……
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got it; good pun š
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Love the ending. It’s always good when you can see the world new again.
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it’s a funny thing, Bob but I’ve never come across a poem about cataract surgery; you’d think with such a visually enhancing procedure, there’s be a host of poems; strange ?
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I agree. Anyone who I know who’s had the surgery comes out of it with the elated brand new world feeling.
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Eyes are the windows to one’s soul. Let’s keep them clean and clear for viewing both ways. Nice one, John. š
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ahh thanks Terveen;
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My soul’s a bit tarnished……
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Now I have to read May Oliver, whom I’ve never heard of. Nice poem!
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oh, you will love Mary Oliver; her poems are beautiful and accessible
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Found a cataract poem John
I am a little cataract
Sitting in an eye
Waiting for a surgeon
To cut me out bye bye
clap clap
(FCS in-house poet)
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haha; enjoyed that; thanks Don š
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Exactly!
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Blossom to view the world
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