Eye Of The Beholder Poem by Leria Hawkins

What so much in beauty lies
But dreamlike visions an' winsome sighs
Then turns to stone with wincing breath
To rear the claws of bitter death

Fad and fashion contrived a plan
To blind the eyes of mortal man
No depth to see beneath the skin
Or seek the treasures buried in

Grace is ruled by shape and size
While essence drowns in glitter eyes
Too clouded by the blushing cheek
To feel the glow of fire beneath

Coal black eyes are led astray
Hypnotized by swank and sway
But often times beyond the curve
Dwells a heart that don't deserve

What so much in beauty lies
When found too late to realize
A bloom you passed without a glance
Was fate deprived by circumstance