Open Poetry #49 |
First Sight |
Cari Member Posts 411 Englnand |
First Sight Reassuring hands Surgical clean Soft voices Priming courage ~ The first circle of bandage Unwinding Bruised eyes Tensed shut ~ A whisper Close to the ear ‘Gently now Open to your new world’ ~ Sunburst, jags of colour Dancing in a mad gavotte Blue, red, green, light and shade Changing partners ~ Liquid eyes, peering Blood lips, open, close Brain overload Scream * * We look on restoring the gift of sight to the blind is something wonderful and it is but wouldn’t sight be equally terrifying to one who has no conception of sight? |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
It's surely like a second birth into a world of wonderment and your conclusion with the scream seems absolutely motivated. It's an excellent exploration of an extraordinary event, Cari. Margherita "Forget every touch or sound that did not teach you how to dance." |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Yes! I would well imagine it would be a piercing scream upon seeing for the very first time. That, or mute silence, unable to utter one single sound . . . ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
You can always tell a good poet by their range of thought. This poem reaches into a corner of the universe not uusualy explored. It is the small, and unique areas of that universe that intrigues me the most.. like the place of thought of what a blind person feels when they first see.. Thanks , John, for taking me to that place. [This message has been edited by ice (04-13-2016 10:43 AM).] |
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Ari Squire Member Posts 488 In The Phallus Lane |
If one were to consider the value in a sunrise having sat through a moonless, cloud covered night sky, you will have purchased a glimpse into such an experience of colors being born as if for the very first time. Stellar poetry Cari. More feelings and fewer words please |
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