Beauty

Beauty surrounds us,
If we take the time to look.
We can see it in the valleys
And in every rippling brook.

We can see it in graceful birds
Soaring high in a cloudless sky.
A frisky, brown squirrel
Racing to a leafy tree nearby.

We can see it in flower buds
Hiding their glorious array,
Waiting for the perfect moment
Their beauty to display.

We can see it in little children
Laughing happily with glee,
Peacefully napping or
Sitting on Granddad's knee.

Yes, beauty surrounds us,
As God meant it to be,
If we pause and look
And take the time to see.

~ Barbara Dickerson

Charm and beauty delight
the eye, but better than neither,
the flowers of the field.
Sirach 40:22