Sandra Haight Poet Sonnet

Notes About The Poem

Written, March 21, 2024
For The Contest, “Unadorned, Utopia, Utterly, Uplifting
Sponsor, Constance La France

3rd Place

Unadorned

So unadorned is nature's gift to us
with flawless forms of animals so pure.
Their coats and faces stand out with no fuss,
as nature does provide inborn allure.

So unadorned- no false external signs
to re-enhance the beauty they behold:
their coats wrap them in intricate designs,
and perfect faces stand out clear, and bold.

Conversely, humankind must always dress
in clothes adorned to shield and to display,
and groom our faces- shave or meet the stress
of painting eyes and lips in the best way.

Oh, for the gift of beauty unadorned-
without our tiring ways to be adorned.

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Constance La France April 7, 2024 at 3:27 PM Sandra, congratulations on your win in my contest with this awesome poem, hugs

Linda Alice Fowler March 26, 2024 at 9:23 AM Nature's adornments are innate and beautiful, undecorated, but unique in form and color. Very nicely done Sandra! Congratulations! :)

Daniel Henry Rodgers March 21, 2024 at 11:41 AM Dear Sandra, your poem beautifully contrasts the simplicity of nature's beauty with the complexities of human adornment. It prompts reflection on our constant need to enhance ourselves artificially, juxtaposed with the effortless grace of animals. I loved how your words evoke a longing for the purity and authenticity of unadorned beauty, a sentiment that is striking. Blessings, Daniel