For Beauty’s Sake, the Visions Make Us Whole
Beauty, stay with me through my darkest doubts,
embrace this heart and never snuff that light out,
for it holds me this side of that line,
the other side teetering over my abyss,
as beauty my tether,
to all I endeavor to see within a world
of prosperity in perspective,
love my collective worth of life,
beyond the strife of ill-gotten gain,
wealth a parlous game of irresolution.
Poignant is beauty’s scope, its delivery
our open hearts and soul,
knowing that whatever is stolen from us,
love abides, and in beauty’s veil
the truth revealed, the lies repealed to let light
abundant be, to see what beauty is
and in a heart, feel its transformation,
its jubilation of being,
when love is all we seek,
all that colors life’s parade.
Without beauty, I am lost,
to the maudlin thoughts of dark despair,
and darkness is but no reveal,
no truth exhumed to shine,
and drive our eyes to precious possibilities,
visions of what can be
if love is chosen to prevail,
to inhale as our very breath,
for beauty’s sake
bereft of darkened clouds.
Let me suffer the throws of darkened doubts,
the betrayal of lies and deceitful bouts,
to know that through mine eyes
beauty shines to placate those seeds,
and I see always possibility,
one step from dreams and faith to be
a light upon this world,
that steers it to better days,
where love transpires in vast arrays,
and quells the pain of oppression.
Tony DeLorger © 2017
videos on YouTube and book sales on website thoughtsforabeautifulmind.com, Amazon and digitalprintaustralia.com.au/bookstore
- Brutal Night - March 30, 2021
- Like a Breeze Recalls - March 27, 2021
- Torrents - September 5, 2020
Love and beauty will overcome oppression and better days will follow. Beautiful piece, Tony. Thank you for bringing more beauty into life.
My pleasure and so pleased you enjoyed it Phyllis. Cheers!
Like a conductor of words, you Tony can take darkness, lightness and separate the two like an artist displays their colors on their palettes. Living in the moment, cherishing both light and dark, that’s how us poets sway. We know that if we delve to deeply into either it affects our moods and swings. Our Abyss is always present, tether we do often and yet the light always seems to be our savior. Your display of both reflect your inner soul my friend. I pray the light will always be your friend.
Much appreciated Vincent, Maintaining the balance is the trick my friend. I’ve always managed to find that light. Take care.