More beautiful than beauty art
thou,
thou who mocks all human creation
thou who is equal to Nature's
beauty
thou who ranks among the firmament
thy beauty outshines all beacons
of light
more wondrous than a rainbow's
delight
more spectacular than mountains
high
more powerful than the roaring
sea yet
more gentle than a cool summer
breeze
softer than the touch of a newborn
skin
more delicate than the crystals
of snow
more complex than emotions we
know
I refer not to your surface mantle
worn
nor your visual appearance that
is yours
but to the hidden beauty that
enables you
to have a heart that knows what
love is
that understands the look in one's
eyes
that can project a feeling of
warmth of
loving comfort when the need
is most
your hidden beauty
is it your heart
is it your mind
is it your soul
whichever it is or combination
thereof
I love your hidden beauty
more than I can describe.
Herbert Holzbauer
© November 2003
Midi: "Venus"
Art: "Dreaming With the Summer
Moon"
Artist:Bill Santelli