Engaging with the Inner Eye
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ENGAGING WITH THE INNER EYE
'The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.' - Francis Bacon
'A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its
loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.' - John Keats (Endymion)
It is the inner eye that sees most. I used to know couple who, to all outward appearances, might well have been described as ugly, yet they entertained a lot and friends always enjoyed visiting them because they were such warm, friendly people who not only took a genuine interest in others, but would always lend a helping hand and ear to anyone in need. Their physical appearance was irrelevant; after a few minutes chatting with either of them. one forgot it as an inner beauty shone through.
Beauty is, indeed, in the eye of the beholder.
Beauty is, indeed, in the eye of the beholder.
There
is a beauty in ugliness
only
they can see
who can
warm their hands at hell’s hearth
and
still feel an affinity
with nature
In the
ugliest of creatures
there
beats a heart
and
will to live more splendid than anything
thought
up by the art
of
egocentricity
In the
foul-smelling swamp
of
human desire
left to
its own devices for want of any insight,
find a
lotus flower
shaming
us
Yes, an
ugly side to beauty,
often
seen as worldly,
invariably
posing for the press at hell’s hearth
and
claiming an affinity
with nature
There
is a beauty, too, in beauty
that’s
a rare poetry,
braving
the daily cat-walk of green-eyed gods,
yet can
still feel empathy
with
beggars
Copyright R. N. Taber 2009
[Note: An earlier version of this poem appears in Tracking the Torchbearer by R. N. Taber, Assembly Books, 2012.]
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