Thursday, July 21, 2011

Beautiful-A Repeat

I wrote this poem a long time ago. I found this picture online and was stricken by the exquisite beauty of this woman's soul.

Beauty is not a fad
nor dictated by runway models
in desperate need of a cheeseburger.
Beauty is in these eyes
that have seen both hope and misery.
Each wrinkle weaves
its own tale. Beauty is in
this soul that radiates
wisdom and peace.
Beauty is in the moment
she finds to pause in her chores
and have a smoke.

Beauty is not a fad,
nor dictated by shiny
fashion magazines with their
anorexic waifs staring at the camera
with empty eyes.
Beauty is this woman
dark skin, sparse white hair
blemishes and all.
Can you read between the lines
see the glorious splendor etched
into every crease of her face?
Can you see the wonder of her soul?

'Beautiful' Copyright Patricia Schoenberger 2008, all rights reserved worldwide.

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    Blasphemous Aesthete

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