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Ravenous Beauty

 

 



Ravenous beauty

forsakes no one;

we all seek its grandeur,

unknowing the simple delights

inherent in the sun's rising

 

& a single breath

held.

She hides

where none can find her

until they open their unseeing eyes

& finally understand:


she is everywhere,

awaiting our grasp...








Author notes






Art: "Solitude" by Frederick, Lord Leighton




Contest prompt:

“All these things have you said of beauty.
Yet in truth you spoke not of her but of needs unsatisfied,
And beauty is not a need but an ecstasy.
It is not a mouth thirsting nor an empty hand stretched forth,
But rather a heart enflamed and a soul enchanted.
It is not the image you would see nor the song you would hear,
But rather an image you see though you close your eyes and a song you hear though you shut your ears.
It is not the sap within the furrowed bark, nor a wing attached to a claw,
But rather a garden for ever in bloom and a flock of angels for ever in flight.
People of Orphalese, beauty is life when life unveils her holy face.
But you are life and you are the veil.
Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror.
But you are eternity and your are the mirror.”

~ Kahlil Gibran




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  • Jonathan ROBIN
    March 10
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    "Leaving the building"

    She hides where none can find her until they open their unseeing eyes & finally understand what they always knew if the poetic spirit run true in their veins ... she streams everywhere


  • DogFish silver member
    October 11, 2008
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    As you corrected me before...paradise does exist!


  • poet2angels gold member
    August 31, 2008

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    Congrats on this gold winning beauty...
    You nailed the quote!

    Lynda


  • jasminerose
    August 30, 2008

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    Lovely in every way as each word just takes my breath away!
    Thank you for entering this lovely piece in our contest!
    Jazzy

  • Just4u
    August 27, 2008

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    Love stands there
    awaiting chance
    Love remains
    long after dance
    Love entwines
    the heart and soul
    Love will heal
    and make you whole

    Hugs...Eddy


  • katfair
    August 27, 2008
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    opening unseeing eyes

    what I hope for
    in this world

    lovely message here


  • CarolDesjarlais silver member
    August 26, 2008
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    stunning breathtaking writing.....


  • klassy lassy
    August 26, 2008

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    Beautiful words by a beautiful woman...how can one not see when poetry moves the mind and pours into the heart?...and the shadow of her soul is light?


  • Cat gold member
    August 25, 2008

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    i watched a white haired man speak tonight- he was beautiful-
    the perfect punctuation for my mood -this.

    m


  • kaibab silver member
    August 25, 2008

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    And he has eyes to watch her dancing words to croos the windy prairie...he does...


  • arafura gold member
    August 25, 2008
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    Very true. And you have the eyes that see.


  • just mercedes gold member
    August 25, 2008
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    A great response to a timeless prompt; the unveiling of universal truth. Beautifully done, Wanda.

  • poet2angels gold member
    August 25, 2008
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    This is amazing and somehow I knew you would write something brilliant for this one because of the quote...As always, you bring your heart and spill talent from every line...

    Love this

    Lynda


  • Nicolette gold member
    August 25, 2008

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    Yes, it is in the way we look and see... so much beauty around, between and in us.

    "until they open their unseeing eyes
    & finally understand:"

    Beautiful poetry, my friend. One has to carry the beautiful inside to be able to see it...you see it and you can write it like this!

    ~ Nicolette


  • marc creamore
    August 25, 2008

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    Oh yes, yes and yes once again!!!! You have penned a masterpiece that contains a universal truth, if only more of us could see and understand it.

    Marc


  • Mad Moon silver member
    August 25, 2008

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    ....oh my...... Girlfriend; I so enjoyed this one! I needed to be drenched in the beauty presented here. My heart is smiling. Absolutely LOVE the last two lines. Delicate, yet profound...this poem is exquisite.


  • dame de la riviere
    August 25, 2008

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    Hey beautiful lady, this poem is glorious! A graceful, delightful look into the essence of loveliness. Well written. , Dannie
    I hope you are doing better. Send me a note sometime when you have time/energy.


  • Melodies
    August 25, 2008

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    Oh, so well done, good scribe. The ravenous beauty reminds me that it is almost lunchtime. Your descriptions and thoughts are beautiful and clever.

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