Beauty

By watedroplet

This poem is inspired by "She Walks in Beauty" by Lord Byron. I was much impressed by the poem and wanted to include this in this series. I wrote the whole poem, but the system did not save, and I lost it. I liked those words, but I could not recall all of them. Some I was able to recall, which I have incorporated; the rest I have recreated. Some of the lines are from the original poem. 


One stroke of brush makes her skin bright
like the shining stars of the clear night
just with the right mix of black and white;
she amazes the worlds with her beguiling sight
and her mellow magnetizing light
added sparkles to the heaven's gaudy night.

A streak here and a stroke there
softly lightens the skin of hers;
while the waves in her every raven tress,
evince every element of her gentle caress
born in her abstraction so serene
sculpting her inner soul so clean.

How pure, how dear their dwelling-place
where the overt dreamboat's lace 
has magnanimous, beguiling grace
and the inner exotica's pace
leaves an enchanting halo trace
that's far beyond any praise. 

The blush on her cheeks, 
speaks volumes about her feisty
and eyeshadow below her brow,
fills the air with her depth & dimensional flow
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
her smiles that win, the tints that glow,

chronologically aligning the days 
spent in euphoric ways,
creating a halo around the glow
aligning mind and heart in one flow;
a mind at peace with all below,
and a heart whose love is innocent snow!

©water2025
7/11/25-9/11/25

This post is a part of Blogchatter Half Marathon 2025

Comments

  1. MalvikaS7 November 2025 at 21:49

    Beautiful words ❤️

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  2. marietta pereira8 November 2025 at 05:50

    Lovely poem!

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  3. A Rustic Mind8 November 2025 at 21:32

    I really enjoyed the flow of your writing and how you captured those small, meaningful moments

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  4. Freshdaisiesdotme8 November 2025 at 22:08

    How lovely you've defined the beauty enhanced with makeup and that aligns to her grace and power!!

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  5. Varsha10 November 2025 at 06:23

    Lovely poem and beautifully expressed :)

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  6. Neha10 November 2025 at 23:49

    Beautiful poem!

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  7. Tomichan Matheikal13 November 2025 at 21:09

    Your poem is lush, romantic, and imagistic. It idealizes feminine beauty and connects it to cosmic, ethereal elements — stars, light, waves, aura, and purity. The language is ornate and musical, with strong attention to sound (rhyme, alliteration, cadence). After all, inspired by Byron!

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