What Beauty Poem by Barry Middleton

beauty in the orchid bloom
the scent of lavender perfume

colors of a rose's blush
captive stars in midnight hush

or when we look upon the sea
in all its restless majesty

we know the soul of beauty there
can lift us from a cold despair

mountain peaks where eagles soar
and every luscious tropic shore

the darkness and the inner light
are each a part of human sight

so much of beauty everywhere
an everlasting love affair

surrounds each life if we can see
where beauty waits to set us free