Timeless Beauty Like A Dream

Every flower petal That gently falls to the ground Or autumn leaf Colorful in soft October sunlight Is precious and profound. Nothing or no one Should escape human praise Or fail to be appreciated That offers us The subtlest or most sublime beauty. The biblical Joseph wept When reunited with his brothers And told that his father was still alive So that the whole household of Pharaoh heard Both his anguished and joyous wails. I nearly wept myself, dear lady, Upon seeing you for the first time After surviving a long and flowerless season.