Who can see real beauty beneath?
We behold clear view obscured by uneven ripples.
How can we see beneath the surface,
Not knowing what lies underneath?
Yet we see beauty while trying to understand,
Not knowing full the image – is it danger or is it safe?
Only when we wait for calm to form
Will we know true intent of what’s inside.
Then we focus on what is there that we did not know;
There is calm, some rocks, but still there is growth
We look up to the splendor that wasn’t there,
When we saw what was below.
We couldn’t see while looking below,
Even the ripples made us sad.
But when we lift our eyes above,
Leaving behind that we could not see
To embrace the beauty, that was there all along.
But we chose to look below, blurs made us sigh
Til we choose – looking above,
Seeing heights and grandeur unfold.
More than meets the eye,
When we work to understand, even though we were told.
Don’t be distracted by the surface with stress and ripples,
Choose beauty and joy beyond where we are, and what will be.
Blessings along the Way!
Ron
MAGIC WORDS, CHINA
Thank you. 🙂
Beautiful photography. I’m so glad Amy Blount mentioned you and because of that I was able to find your blog….awesome!!
Thank you. I appreciate the kind words from Amy too. Sorry it took so long for the reply. I needed to regroup after realizing how much time I was spending on the blog. It’s always good to have a healthy balance. 🙂
It most certainly is.
I loved reading your delicate and beautiful poem along with those wonderful photographs, Ron👏👏👏😉☺❤😘🌸
Thanks so much Mamen An. 🙂
Beautiful poem and lovely photos!
Thanks so much Vickie. The beauty does something to the soul when the stop and behold. 🙂
Beautiful photos and words – you’ve captured the subtle essences of the glory of the Tetons!
Thanks so much Shelley. It is a splendid, majestic and peaceful place. 🙂
You’re welcome – and it’s hard to take a bad photo anywhere there ;-)!
That’s for sure. 🙂
Delightful poetry with the backdrop of the beauty of the Grand Teton National Park. I have yet to see the Grand Tetons so I need to add it to my bucket list.
Thanks so much. Yes, it is wonderful and quite beautiful. I kind of liked it better than Yellowstone – more peaceful. 🙂
Excellent poetry. Ron and yes choose happiness and joy instead of sadness and pain. Too good.
Thanks so much. I really appreciate it. Life is too short to let sadness reign. We need to pursue areas that bring out the joy, happiness and peace to endure and enjoy each moment of each day. 🙂
Yes absolutely then u must read my poem too it is all about smiling. Welcome, Ron😊😊😊😊
Definitely. Thanks so much. 😊
Welcome 😊😊 😊
sometimes grief and loss make “sadness reign.” maybe we should just accept all of our different feelings instead of resisting pain. pain informs, as well. and it is a valid response to loss and even betrayal. just a thought.
Very true Kara. Pain and sadness do bring about growth, hopefully. I think that’s a part of life that we all try to deal with. It’s real and it hurts. The challenge is to not let it keep us down but remember the joy and happiness of before, today and that we will have joy in the morning. Thank you so much. 💖
Very pensive and enlightened writing Ron. Beautiful photos too.
Thank you so much. Trying to reach into the depths of my soul and let the thoughts roll, so to speak. 🙂
And write a song too by the looks of it!
Beautiful!
Thanks so much. 🙂