When Beauty Encompasses Love

Matters of the heart live on in all of us.

Using the prompt: When beauty encompasses...

When Beauty Encompasses Love

by

E C WESCH

When beauty encompasses
an enchanting smile,
my yearning lips do tremble
caught up in the sensation
of a lover's kiss.

When beauty encompasses
a vision of grace,
I dance to silent music,
two steps forward
and no steps back.

When beauty encompasses
a heart so pure,
mine beats ever faster,
in tune to the rhythm
of its fiery cadence.

When beauty encompasses
sparkling eyes,
I picture myself drowning
in a swirling pool
of loving romance.

When beauty encompasses
the velvety touch of roses,
I ignore the thorns
and lovingly savor
its aromatic scent.

When beauty encompasses
a passionate embrace,
I hold on for life
knowing eternity
is not always forever.

When beauty encompasses
a fading light,
tears will fall from my eyes
but everlasting separation
will never extinguish my love.