I have seen beauty
Held it in the palm of my hand
Tasted its sweetness
Felt its warmth
Its embrace
Touched its face

I have lived it
Dreamed it
Conspired
In its inspiration

I have borne it
Welcomed it
Beheld
Its light
Been startled by it
In the dead of night

I have suffered beauty
Endured
Enraged
Engaged
Accepted
Un-caged it

I have seen beauty
With my eyes shut
With my mind open
With my heart broken
Been swept by its currents
Its breeze

I have lived Beauty
and died
I have dreamed Beauty
and awakened

Oh beauty
Fair
Frail
Pale and mean

Beauty have I touched
And beauty have I seen