Good deal! I bet you’re seeing better already. Good luck in your recovery.
theduchessofkittyMarch 18, 2021, 12:10 PM
You did it! Get well soon!
Then, enjoy your eyes.
That’s how my mom felt after she had surgery on both eyes. When I saw her for the first time since the surgeries, I was stunned. I had never seen her without glasses in my life, but there she was: she now has better vision than I do. Sure, she uses reading glasses, but it is such a minor inconvenience.
And since her cancer treatment, she has to wear a sun-protection hat whenever she goes outside her home. When she went to her doctor’s office recently, no one at her office could recognize her. She looked like some highfalutin’ lady no one had seen before, with her elegant hat. When they asked her name, they realized it was the same lady who had left town a year earlier for treatment.
EX-Californian PeteMarch 18, 2021, 12:28 PM
Good for you, Gerard!
My prayers and best wishes that you’ll heal fast & fully, and with clear, sharp vision in both eyes.
Keep us informed on your progress, OK?
Casey KlahnMarch 18, 2021, 12:51 PM
Best wishes. You’ll do fine.
ghostsniperMarch 18, 2021, 1:21 PM
Good!
Well, 1/2 good.
You’ll be ALL good when the other one is done.
LeonMarch 18, 2021, 1:50 PM
Dang it I didn’t even realize till I came to the comments that this post was about you. I thought you just wanted to show off the fabulous fabulous iguana.
The post stands on its own merits.
AnonymousMarch 18, 2021, 2:52 PM
That’s great, Gerard. Now you’ll become an even better
writer with your sharper vision.
jd
PA CatMarch 18, 2021, 3:52 PM
Gerard,
Prayers for you, not only for the healing of your physical eyes, but also for sustaining the poet’s vision that you bring to your readers every day. Sending you the words and music of an eighth-century Irish hymn “addressed to your condition,” as C.S. Lewis would say:
Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art
Thou my best thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise,
Thou mine inheritance, now and always:
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of Heaven, my treasure Thou art.
High King of Heaven, my victory won,
May I reach Heaven’s joys, O bright Heaven’s Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.
Hi Gerard! I hope it went as well as we all predicted it would. Get well soon!
SoylentGreenMarch 19, 2021, 5:56 AM
Gerard – I trust you are seeing a whole lot better, at least out of that one eye. Seeing colors brighter than you have in a while…? You had a driver to get you home, I’m guessing. Someone ought to be there to help you with your many eyedrops! My wife had the exact same surgery the same week that you did and really appreciated the solidarity she felt by reading your posts and updates. Next eye in two weeks.
turned on God’s lights
and brightened the whites
to show me the sights
in the daze and the nights
to read what God writes
in His bits and His bytes….
rabbit tobaccoMarch 19, 2021, 8:27 PM
Jeepers creepers,
where’d you git those peepers?
AnonymousMarch 20, 2021, 11:25 AM
Once it’s established whether or not I need shoulder surgery from a fall on ice back when we had ice Cataract surgery is next on the list.
2021 is shaping up to be 10 tons of fun…
Real World Address for Donations, Mash Notes and Hate Mail
Gerard Van der Leun
1692 MANGROVE AVE
APT 379
Chico, Ca 95926
Green Pants Interior by Klahn
Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Gerard Van der Leun
Comments on this entry are closed.
Excellent, Gerard! Be well.
So, you did it!
Best for a speedy recovery.
Good deal! I bet you’re seeing better already. Good luck in your recovery.
You did it! Get well soon!
Then, enjoy your eyes.
That’s how my mom felt after she had surgery on both eyes. When I saw her for the first time since the surgeries, I was stunned. I had never seen her without glasses in my life, but there she was: she now has better vision than I do. Sure, she uses reading glasses, but it is such a minor inconvenience.
And since her cancer treatment, she has to wear a sun-protection hat whenever she goes outside her home. When she went to her doctor’s office recently, no one at her office could recognize her. She looked like some highfalutin’ lady no one had seen before, with her elegant hat. When they asked her name, they realized it was the same lady who had left town a year earlier for treatment.
Good for you, Gerard!
My prayers and best wishes that you’ll heal fast & fully, and with clear, sharp vision in both eyes.
Keep us informed on your progress, OK?
Best wishes. You’ll do fine.
Good!
Well, 1/2 good.
You’ll be ALL good when the other one is done.
Dang it I didn’t even realize till I came to the comments that this post was about you. I thought you just wanted to show off the fabulous fabulous iguana.
The post stands on its own merits.
That’s great, Gerard. Now you’ll become an even better
writer with your sharper vision.
jd
Gerard,
Prayers for you, not only for the healing of your physical eyes, but also for sustaining the poet’s vision that you bring to your readers every day. Sending you the words and music of an eighth-century Irish hymn “addressed to your condition,” as C.S. Lewis would say:
Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art
Thou my best thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise,
Thou mine inheritance, now and always:
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of Heaven, my treasure Thou art.
High King of Heaven, my victory won,
May I reach Heaven’s joys, O bright Heaven’s Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.
Sung version here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Optrm7lF16s&ab_channel=AudreyAssad
Hi Gerard! I hope it went as well as we all predicted it would. Get well soon!
Gerard – I trust you are seeing a whole lot better, at least out of that one eye. Seeing colors brighter than you have in a while…? You had a driver to get you home, I’m guessing. Someone ought to be there to help you with your many eyedrops! My wife had the exact same surgery the same week that you did and really appreciated the solidarity she felt by reading your posts and updates. Next eye in two weeks.
Congratulations and best wishes for a speedy recovery.
But did you get a cool blue eye-patch??
Enjoy the sights that have been unseen.
Oh my Lord yes…. it’s like somebody…
turned on God’s lights
and brightened the whites
to show me the sights
in the daze and the nights
to read what God writes
in His bits and His bytes….
Jeepers creepers,
where’d you git those peepers?
Once it’s established whether or not I need shoulder surgery from a fall on ice back when we had ice Cataract surgery is next on the list.
2021 is shaping up to be 10 tons of fun…