Eric Boddie Poet Ballad

Natural Beauty

Many a day has passed 

Since she entered my world 

And since then my mind has been clouded 

By the image of this girl 


If my mind were a garden 

She would be the perfect flower 

At the peak of its bloom 

In its most fertile hour 


If my mind were a hot Summer day 

She would be the cool breeze 

As it glides through the shade 

Of the tallest of oak trees 


If my mind were the Winter 

She would be the Christmas snow 

Covering flowers, trees, cars and houses 

So only white would show 


If my mind were the ocean 

She would be the sunset over the horizon 

Possibly the greatest natural beauty 

And finally, I’m realizing 


That it takes neither money nor possessions 

To reach the greatest happiness of the heart 

Because a woman as beautiful as nature 

Can touch a man and create such a spark 


“Natural Beauty” 
by:  Eric L. Boddie

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Jennifer M. August 28, 2015 at 3:27 PM Such a beautiful description of a love so true. A love that was simply meant for you. To paint such a picture with words so sincere. Leaves one breathless and wanting to cheer. Thank you my friend for these words that do touch..my soul my spirit fills so much. Great write..I fully enjoyed!!! Eric Boddie August 30, 2015 at 1:32 PM thank you for this Beautiful comment jen....your words have truly Blessed me....;)

Sara Kendrick August 13, 2015 at 2:41 PM Awesome use of metaphors !! No wonder it is in the winners’ list. Congrats..Sara Eric Boddie August 30, 2015 at 1:20 PM thank you sara....I just keep trying to write the truth better today than I did yesterday....;)

Skat A August 10, 2015 at 6:29 PM ERIC, :-) Congratulations on your wonderful win! *SKAT* Eric Boddie August 10, 2015 at 6:53 PM well thank you skat....I Love your positive energy....its so inspiring to Love Life isn't it....;)

Dr. Upma A. Sharma August 10, 2015 at 1:47 AM Congrats on ur awesome winning poem Eric! Great work! Eric Boddie August 10, 2015 at 6:52 PM well thank you doc....I am humbly honored.....;)

Lena Smith Carter August 7, 2015 at 8:14 PM What a naturally beautiful write. Loved the pieces of nature that took on mammoth proportions in this poem! Great analogies! Eric Boddie August 7, 2015 at 8:46 PM thank you lena....nature is Beautiful....;)

Yolanda Scott July 31, 2015 at 7:13 AM So beautiful. You really need a book. I truly enjoy your artistic writing. Hope you post W.OW.!!! Eric Boddie July 31, 2015 at 9:07 AM thanks Yolanda....I actually have the book published & most of the poems I put on here are in it....W.O.W. is in it too but I will post it a bit later today....;)

Constance La France July 30, 2015 at 10:52 AM Eric, this is truly beautiful A7 and thanks for visiting my poem, all that I am ... Eric Boddie July 30, 2015 at 11:07 AM thank you so much....I am just trying to get all the inspiration I can find and there is a bottomless pit of it at poetry soup....;)