Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BEAUTY, by ARMEL O'CONNOR


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BEAUTY, by                    
First Line: The sun shines bright in many places
Last Line: Timeless beauty is my share.
Subject(s): Beauty


... and The Good, which lies beyond is the Fountain at once
and Principle of Beauty: the Primal Good and the Primal
Beauty have the one dwelling-place and, thus, always,
Beauty's seat is There. --PLOTINUS.

The sun shines bright in many places,
Beauty stoops into the vault;
One Light illumines many faces,
Shows perfection through the fault.
And every mountain, sky or river
Holds one heavenly reply
To my questions, from the Giver
Of the Gift that cannot die.
Yet I destroy my purest pleasure
While I hesitate, compare.
God is the undivided Treasure...
Timeless Beauty is my share.





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