*I'm tired of beauty
incessantly meddling in my affairs

luring me to venture outside myself
revealing hidden radiance within

disguising life's dismal undercurrent
reducing it to a superficial veneer

randomly appearing by surprise
stubbornly eliciting a smile

performing alchemy on the mundane
dousing my awareness in the elixir of life

beauty...
the pulchritude of spirit...that's all it is...*

liam

Relentless Beauty

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diane-1

Oh those alchemists making life transcendental!! How lovely Liam!

rebecca-askew

Very nice.  Very, very nice....jusr remember, we see what we want to see.

Love the define tool here and the pulchritude of your poetry.  Very fine!

k-balachandran

the voice here astonishingly echoes my mind
on the intervention of beauty
i love the flow from a higher level of awareness
though abstract you etch it concrete with imagery
excellent one..read it again and again
Bala

victoria-1

Oh so good...how we are attracted...reminds me of what nan taught me about dashing armoured knights ...that we should always get a  feel of lays beneath the veneer of shiny shite... :)

sjr1000

Liam, I found this quite fascinating, the duality of beauty constantly calling you out, but also a superficial veneer, sometimes making it okay through its alchemy but also quite weary.  Grabbed intellectually and also emotionally. Pure craft, well done.

SoulSurvivor

removed.-jw

Such a beautiful poem capturing the truth in it's bosom. Remarkable. :)

ajit-peter

Beautiful words yet beauty a liking of heart smile and the world doth change

removed.-dtsx

Beautiful one Liam

"stubbornly eliciting a smile"

This one managed to make me smile easily....

Loved it!

Sammiewells

..Addictive...
Beautiful! Great write :)

raphael-uzor

Wow! You seem to have an intimate romance with beautiful words. The way you express the concept of beauty is BEAUTIFUL to say the least. 
Excellent write Liam ;-)

removed.-km82

Liam....... 
There you write again, and here I sit speechless. 
A hundred "beauties" on one side, and your thoughtful poem on the other -- am sure you would come out a winner. *smiles*
Such a well penned piece!

sia-jane

evelynn-hohenbrink

Another delightful poem. I sit back and take in its beauty.