QUEEN OF BEAUTY

(A Gift Beyond Measure)

When the terse reality of life

Crashes upon my egalitarian existence

She is there waiting for me

Her soft summer silkiness

Imbrues itself upon my troubled brow

Lifting me beyond the gray sky

As we sit under a shaded tree

The sheer bliss of friendship

Washes over me like sweet tonic

Baptizing me in a wave of sweet memories

The coy syllables of our words

Join together to form a sensible chain

A bond forged beyond proper sensibilities

What wonderful flights of laughter

Can compare to the love she inspires

Not romantic in nature or aspect

But of respect and mutual consideration

Unwrapping the silken bow

And bright wrappings of paper

She unveils my latest gift to her

With a smile that would melt

The most glacial of heart (strings)

She thanks me with a simple kiss

Laid generously upon my cheek

I have given her lovingly

The same gift she has given

A thousand times and more

The gift that is often unappreciated

Or even reciprocated until

It is far too late and nonexistent

She hold it close as a miser

And keeps it within her heart

The safest of treasure troves

The gift that I have given

Is friendship and love

Unyielding, incomparable

And simply…unconditional

Kenny L. Mitchell

September 16, 2009