Understanding Beauty Poem by Chris Embrick

Oh, but to see the rose I smell!
Oh, to watch the birds singing sweet!
If in your world I could but dwell
Once from this darkness be released
Oh, to watch the birds singing sweet!
Escape this world of shades of gray
Once from this darkness be released
To gain my sight but for a day
Escape this world of shades of gray
And watch the changing of the sky
To gain my sight but for a day
And watch the clouds go sailing by
And watch the changing of the sky
To see a rainbow high and grand
And watch the clouds go sailing by
At last, beauty I'd understand
To see a rainbow high and grand
If in your world I could but dwell
At last, beauty I'd understand
Oh, but to see the rose I smell!