Some Thoughts On Beauty

Beauty weakens

a man’s knees

and strengthens a

woman's confidence.

It can brighten the

despair of a cancer ward

with a single flower

or mark the passing of love

with a bouquet on a grave

It is a humble dandelion

in the midst of acres

of cracked asphalt

or a tiny ballerina

on a vast stage...

in front of a huge crowd

all dancing vicariously with her

in their own klutzy souls.

There is no water

on the moon...

but you can find the moon

on the water.....

There is no love

without mutual agreement

but you can find

mutual agreement with love.....

kissing under the stars

is so invigorating..

but feeling like a star after kissing

is also a stellar moment.

Age does not erase

what is beautiful

if what is beautiful reclaims

what has aged.

Like a tulip that

withers and dies

And then returns the

next year as lovely as before,

Like an old man laughing

with joy at a toddler

one can still see the ghost

of a toddler in his aging eyes.

We become the bland

fodder of God

yet God is Our father

and he is anything but bland.

He planted us with perfection

in the womb,

But slowly the flavors

of life leech out of us

so he gives us the

seasons to spice and

enhance our lives.....

Winters to preserve us

and allow us to sit

and contemplate all

that has yet been done

Springs to experience

re-growth and bloom

brighter each year...

Summers to frolic and dance

in the fields of his wonders,

and the fall to remind us

that we are not immortal...

That soon we too shall

tumble from the tree of life

and be scattered across

the endless void....

only to re-bloom

elsewhere if we have

colored our world

with his love....

When we die we will take

the loves of many with us

and leave so much love behind

and that is the most

beautiful thing of all....

Matthew F. Blowers III ©-Fall-2016-

Art~Whimsically Yours Studio