Beauty

Beauty

Beauty
lies not in the flesh
of skin
or the thinness and tallness
of leg

Beauty
lies not in the smoothness
of face
or the straightness
of nose

Beauty
lies not in the form
of figure
or the origin
or fabric

Beauty
lies instead in the woven
tapestry of soul
augmented and perfected
with each life's passing

Beauty
lies instead in deepness
of heart
and the strength of
compassion and forgiveness
in eyes

Beauty
only truly lies, lives
enveloped
by the petals of cells
rivers of hair
meadows of flesh
in the flower of the soul
in the heart of spirit