Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Beauty Is Us

I always thought beauty
was a strange
unachievable thing
for me


Something distant
like the images
on the screen
of my TV
or pictures in a book
or magazine


Beauty
seemed something
useless for me to grasp for
like reaching toward the sky
to pull down the sun
stars
or moon


Beauty
I have learned
is us


To gaze upon your
smiling face
feel myself
in your arms
embrace


Beauty is us
Beauty is created by us
as we share us
with us


Beauty has not been easy
which makes me
appreciate her
all the more


Beauty is work
and sorrow
as well as
leisure
and laughter


When you open to it
you can find it
redefine it
for yourself
in pacts
with gods
and goddesses
otherrs
animals
other forms of life


"L" in Love and Life
look like heartbeats
in the rhythms of
who we are
...in Beauty.