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The Art Of Beauty

Real beauty is not found in clusters of cells
Even if perfectly arranged
Beauty of that nature
Often fades
And withers with time

Instead it is found in something that exists
Beyond the realm of mere biology
And is Eternal
It is found within the spiritual
The beauty of a soul

Real beauty is not found in weight or size
Gravity is never stable
And can turn from being kind
To being malicious
At a whim

Instead it is found by that which can not be measured
How does one measure the joy of another?
Or the pain of another?
True beauty can not be measured
For one can not weigh a soul

Instead true beauty exists everywhere
When you unveil your eyes to superficiality
And see the world with compassionate gazes
That look beyond this realm
Of things that are temporary

Real beauty resides within a simple smile
Warm with affection
When your world is collapsing
That smile is beautiful because it feeds hope
And makes you feel more alive

Real beauty can be found in words
That pour forth from a beautiful heart
Words that shall live for an eternity
Because they penetrate your soul
And make it blossom

Real beauty is found in love
That is unconditional and eternal
That stands firm in the face of hardship
It is this level of love that makes men immortal
And humanity divinely beautiful




This poem is inspired by the Egyptian notion of beauty, represented by the heiroglyph Nefer.
Nefer was depicted as a heart with a windpipe.
To the Egyptians true beauty was not just physical – true beauty was immortal – the Beauty of a soul that pleased the Gods.

Comments

  • TheWanderingBoo
    TheWanderingBooalmost 3 years ago

    beautiful writing

  • thank you.

    – ModernMythology

  • IzzyGumbo
    IzzyGumboalmost 3 years ago

    wonderful…

  • thank you Izzy.

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  • janeymac
    janeymacalmost 3 years ago

    superb ,piece …

  • Thank you, as always. xoxo

    – ModernMythology

  • Anthea  Slade
    Anthea Sladealmost 3 years ago

    I adore this poem. Yes this is the Art Of Beauty. So meaningful and profound. You have touched the core of what true beauty is and your words inspire and delight.

  • Thank you so much for this beautiful feedback.
    How have you been?

    – ModernMythology

  • RosaCobos
    RosaCobosalmost 3 years ago

    Love makes us …resilient…
    Beauty emanating from quiet heart.
    Love is there…the source.
    You have got to sense it with words that are not out of faith,
    neither reason…rather….by feeling.
    Rosa (beautiful!!!)

  • Your comments are always so rich in wisdom. for this I thank you.

    – ModernMythology

  • RebeccaWeston
    RebeccaWestonover 2 years ago

    Absolutely beautiful writing… a smile in times of sadness or suffering can stay with you forever and lift your spirits…. Wonderful XX
    Becca

  • so true.

    – ModernMythology

  • Rhenastarr
    Rhenastarrover 2 years ago

    Entrancingly beautiful my friend.

  • Thank you Marie. :-)

    – ModernMythology

  • Valentina D
    Valentina Dover 2 years ago

    Ye sos true wyou write < "Real beauty can be found in words That pour forth from a beautiful heart/Words that shall live for an eternity/Because they penetrate your soul
    And make it blossom. " You my friend have that beautiful heart and your words do penetrate mys soul. Thank you .Such a truly wise piece of work so lovingly structured and written. Gorgeous (both the work and you) vxo

  • Bless you.

    – ModernMythology

  • Laurie Search
    Laurie Searchover 2 years ago

    Such gorgeous words here, my friend…:)

  • you, maam, are gorgeous.

    – ModernMythology

  • timbuckley
    timbuckleyover 2 years ago

    so write so beautifully and tender to the souls you serve

  • thank you so much tim

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