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Wednesday, 8 November 2017

BEAUTY AND THE BLIND BY FIONA CUMMINGS @PoetryByFionaCummings


BEAUTY AND THE BLIND BY FIONA CUMMINGS

What is beauty?

Is it given to us as a gift?

Or do we look upon it as a duty

When we experience it, how do we feel?

Does it make us proud, give us a lift?

Like a pack of cards, a shuffle and a deal

At birth who decides what we will look like, our parents features we may steal

They say beauty is in the beholder, but is that real?

When we get older, do our loved ones still see us in the same way?

Who taught our mind, that flowers are beautiful?

As for those who are blind, how do they perceive a petal?

How do they know when it’s a beautiful day?

What is beauty to those without sight

I can tell you a feeling of pure delight

Something that should be soft feeling like silk

Something plush, is all in the touch

A relaxing day, without a rush

To feel the sun upon their face

A baby’s outfit all in lace

To smell the grass, to share a laugh

To hear kind words, and be sang to by birds

To know your heart is full of love

To thank God you are alive, from high above

We don’t see the stars, and this is something I miss

But we feel our loved one’s kiss

When we are not there, we know we are missed

So other ways to learn about beauty

It’s not all what the eyes see

It’s more than that

Beauty is all around us, and that’s a fact

(c) Fiona Cummings

 

 

 

 

 

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