The Beauty Within

Gazing at stars that fill up blackened skies

The moon to light my way

The magic within the universe

At which I wonder every day

The gentle innocence of butterflies

The crunch of autumn leaves

Snow upon my tongue

And falling asleep in the shade of trees

Corn ears brushing on my hands

Summer breeze upon my face

Putting the final piece of jigsaws

In the empty space

Watching raging storms

And anticipating thunder

Seeing a bed when shattered

And lifting sheets and climbing under

Walking barefoot on shaggy carpets

Being swamped by crashing waves

Listening to the quiet beneath

And floating in the haze

The Robin's joy on finding winter worms

The Hawk hovering above it's prey

The chick popping head out of broken shell

And kittens when they play

A Meerkat being nosey

A baby turtle running to the sea

The smell of baking bread

And homemade pie with gravy for my tea

So many more things are beautiful to me

Some of them only I can see

But none of them compare

To the beauty that lies within you

That I am so blessed to see

© Steve Ellis (IntotheBlue) 2012