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I smile at the glittering lights-

Painting pictures for the night sky...

My mind contradicts itself

For the beauty I see is something I despise-

Replacing nature with these concrete kingdoms.

Yes, mankind has to reside somewhere-

But do we have to be so destructive?

I watch as smog from the factories add color to the paintings

While Mother nature chokes on the fumes...

I feel beauty and anger at the same time-

A conflict within my head,

Is this beauty, or another trick of deception? [comments] => 5 [counter] => 423 [topic] => 30 [informant] => karoody [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => PoemsonBeauty )

In the Eye of the Beholder

Contributed by karoody on Monday, 17th March 2003 @ 10:45:00 PM in AEST
Topic: PoemsonBeauty

As the plane descends over San Fransisco,

I smile at the glittering lights-

Painting pictures for the night sky...

My mind contradicts itself

For the beauty I see is something I despise-

Replacing nature with these concrete kingdoms.

Yes, mankind has to reside somewhere-

But do we have to be so destructive?

I watch as smog from the factories add color to the paintings

While Mother nature chokes on the fumes...

I feel beauty and anger at the same time-

A conflict within my head,

Is this beauty, or another trick of deception?

Copyright © karoody ... [ 2003-03-17 22:45:00]
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Re: In the Eye of the Beholder (User Rating: 1 )
by venkat on Tuesday, 18th March 2003 @ 04:58:54 AM AEST
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well said " is this beauty or another trick of deception'..picturesque, a beautiful write. venkat

Re: In the Eye of the Beholder (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Tuesday, 18th March 2003 @ 10:03:24 AM AEST
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I agree totally. I once started writing a poem along the same lines but never completed it. Maybe I will one day. A wonderful poem, full of imagery.

sleepless_siren

Re: In the Eye of the Beholder (User Rating: 1 )
by ladyfawn on Tuesday, 18th March 2003 @ 11:07:46 AM AEST
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kara, so many times i've thought this same thing, why, why, why, so in a forest, now i see the trees hurting, next the animals? civilization ever expanding... great message here, you see the beauty of before and after, and again before, hugs n' love to you n' yours, always nessa

Re: In the Eye of the Beholder (User Rating: 1 )
by Feelin_Like_A_SadFellow on Tuesday, 18th March 2003 @ 05:37:44 PM AEST
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beauty is always 2 sided... the beauty of nature captures our inner hearts... man's beauty is brought out from culture

Re: In the Eye of the Beholder (User Rating: 1 )
by Ramfire on Wednesday, 19th March 2003 @ 07:57:30 PM AEST
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I love nature too. We just keep chipping away at it. Too bad. Great poem!
Regards,
Ramfire

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