In the Eyes of the Beholder

Beauty is perceived differently. With the use of some symbols, the truth of 'Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder' is described

For he/she who knows, has seen,
Beyond the vision of faux beams
Radiant, candid as the beauty keen
In the eyes of beholder's dreams

‘Beauty' conceived physical
Shows signs of mortality
Inner beauty seems biblical
Survives the soul of eternity

For the mother's exposed breasts
To feed her breast-feeding child
For when Blessed Teresa smiled at the rest
Thousand restless hearts she beguiled

For when an ugly charmed a charmer
Love beheld the eyes of heart
Hath the beast not turned warmer
Lore of beauty and the beast would fall apart

For the perceptions differ
Of thee and me
I may defy, thou may prefer
The essence of beauty

Reviews

[beyondpen]

this is a lovely poem. Especially loved 'when an ugly charmed a charmer... fall apart' stanza...
the charmer beholds beauty in his beast... so does Beauty(of the beauty and the beast) in hers, despite how the beasts are perceived by everyone else ... amazingly portrayed :)

[Neha Godambe]

thanks dear!

[Nayan]

So true, yet most of us - mortals - try to perceive the physical side of it only! It takes wisdom, for which one has to learn from life - one's and others' , and for that it needs experiences of failure! Enjoyed reading this poem with thoughts. Thanks for sharing.

[Neha Godambe]

Life is a never-ending learning process. Thanks for reading it Nayan :)

[zainul]

I appreciate your depth of thoughts and amazing rhymes.

[Neha Godambe]

Amazing rhymes! thts a compliment! I normally struggle with rhymes. Glad I am. Thanks for your visit :)

[zainul]

Thanks for the lovely response,Neha.
I am eager to read more of your work.
Cheers!

[GorgEOus NiGhtMarE]

‘Beauty' conceived physical
Shows signs of mortality
Inner beauty seems biblical
Survives the soul of eternity
That is only too true. You have created a poem so pure and beautiful. A poem that shows the beauty lying in your heart compared to the outer beauty many poets describe. I look forward to seeing more of your writing ! :)