The Collectors' Spectacles

(a   sight   for   sore   eyes)

spectacles   glasses    blinkers  and   goggles   

lorgnettes  and  musty  net   curtains  

glistening  pince-nez  good  for  a  gossip

 monocles  for  posers  full  of  surprises

Nearly  Everyone  knows  that   Quizzing  specs  are  sometimes  sly

The Collectors' Spectacles

Count  Muldivo  has  always  preferred  riveting  spectacles

to  the  drab  and  dribbling  nondescript

more  to  the  point  do  glasses  remember 

the  Wonders  and Curios   they  have  beheld

mumbling  past  their vigilant  frames  two by two  achoo

 rub  your  glasses  on  a  Tuesday  with  a  wicked  wink  twinkle

and  memories  will  flick  flicker  before  the  blink  of  an  eye

Editors Note :  The Collectors’ Spectacles is from

 Paul Biddles’ series in progress - The Cabinet of Curiosities

You can see more of the series by clicking the link below

https://paulbiddle.com

O p Ti ckle

o p  Ti ck le

some one once Said

or  may be    should have said

Blunted Sight    is a bit like

Having your eyes tickled

by   a n   Opt i cal    Fever

or   do  I   mean Feather

B lu rr y   B lu rred  

 A ll   Fuzzy

to obscure or sully (something) by smearing or with a smeary substance

A ll   togeth er    now

say   Smeary  3 times 

and smile

The Opticians Apprentice

To make   indistinct   and 

hazy

That’s   what 

The   Impressionists did too

and   they   did  alright  

for  them selves  

S o  does art  have   to   be

Bl u rr ed   or   S meary

Out  of  Sorts  with  Focus

Not   what  you’d  call

Pin  Sharp   Tack   Sharp

or    Pi nn o

So   doe s

   Blun ted   Sight  

make     A rt     m o re

L ike     A rt

rat   rit    rot  

st uff   and   none sense

who   can   say

The   Opticians   Apprentice  

is   part   of  the  series

The  Library  of  Letters

 by  Paul   Biddle

You  can  see  more  of  the  series

here

https://paulbiddle.com