Love Poem: Of Love, Beauty, Heart and Mankind's Eternal Quest
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Written by: Robert Lindley

Of Love, Beauty, Heart and Mankind's Eternal Quest

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"The best and most beautiful things in the world
cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt
with the heart." -Helen Keller.

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Of Love, Beauty, Heart And Mankind's Eternal Quest

Of earthen soil greater beauty was born
glows glimmering in shades of darken night
a soothing balm, for the broken forlorn
sensual images gifting sweeter sight.
Love's gems set to overcome sad in life
art cast forth as if by the hands of God
relief denying aching pains of strife
illumination, wherever man trods.

Of heart, humanity, Time's racing clock
those hours, days, years, and ages of mortal breath
life racing onward against each tick tock
dreams born and died, life hoping against death.
Truth, its precious treasures won and then lost
all within grasp yet oft by Fate denied
due to blindness and greed folly's high costs
while far many wrap themselves in false pride.

Of Aristotle, Socrates, wise words
Lo! What of love, beauty some have forgot
light and daring that brought us out of herds
leaving behind darkness and utter rot.
Wisdom born of accumulated light
knowledge as was stored and later retaught
that separates day's glow from black of night
and often frees us from grave dangers fraught.

Robert J. Lindley, 10-17-2020
Rhyme, ( From heart to pen to paper, a poet's thoughts )