by Cheryl Merrick
Eye surgery complete
and eye patch securely in place,
I went to bed.
A new world greeted me
when the patch was removed
in the the morning.
A world where images
focused clear and true
into the distance.
A world filled with
long forgotten colors-
lilac, turquoise, peach,
lemon yellow, and orange.
Looking outside, I encountered
bold red bluffs, black lava stones,
and yellow and white hills.
I stood overcome by the astounding beauty
of my new home area,
beauty I had never before seen.
Gone was the depressive dimness.
and the oppressive yellow-grayness
that I had accepted as reality.
Filled with new hope and joy,
I looked up into a bright blue sky,
grateful for new sight.
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