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