Beyond

Beauty is in the lonely child wandering in a graveyard to smile at a gnarled tree, making the mists playful and the shadows shy. 

Beauty is in the dog welcoming home a returning soldier. 

Beauty is in the tired cat curling up in the lap of her exhausted owner, after doing absolutely nothing the whole day. 

 Beauty is in the growing leaves of a tree making sure the other leaves still receive light. 

Beauty is the ashes of a loved one finally coming to rest on damp soil. 

Beauty is in the powerful pelt of a hunting wolf. 

Beauty is in the fickle fire put out by sand and not water. 

Beauty is in the butterfly struggling to come out of a cocoon.

Beauty is in the pen etching words of destiny.

Beauty is in those who see beyond the looking.