Zen

Placed First in Zen, Zinnia, Zephyr Words Poetry Contest Sponsored by Constance La France “You are beautiful because of the light you carry within you."  – Alexandra Elle Zen In the quietude of my room After the onset of pitch gloom With mind set to rest, I dare reflect Where lies beauty that is perfect. Deep from my inner self, a voice Seems to whisper some words of choice, Words long blown by the winds of time, Yet appear divine and sublime. “Outer beauty dulls in a day Like fair flowers that fade away, Like rainbows that last for a while, Like shooting stars that live awhile. Beauty of true loving hearts shines All the year round for a lifetime, But it is interred in the bones When laid to rest under the stones. Perfect beauty lies in the soul That lives as a tiny whole Beyond the bounds of time and space And inscribes an eternal trace. Beauty of the soul shines like gold Amidst the fallen leaves of the fall, Amidst the dreary winter snow And amidst the spring shining glow. Challenging the sands of time, Souls` beauty just remains sublime As souls do not turn old or cold, But till eternity they hold. As a soul never, never dies But does in heaven ever lie, The beauty of the inner soul At end blends with the Supreme Whole. Let us cherish the soul`s beauty That ever shines and stands steady In the sparkling summer sunshine As in the dreary winter time.”