In Praise of Beauty

O beauty allure, beauty of the hyacinth

Doused by wailing drops of dew shroud

And pierced by the radiant shaft of heaven,

Through the rituals of purity

To tread the virginal soil of Venus.

O like the scenery

Of the splendid garden of Aphrodite,

With Pageantry, the art of Pothos and Himeros,

The pearly dross most sought after

Like a wand that spelled all the eyes of men.

Dazzling aurorae shimmering in deep shadows;

Figure beholding of the twinkling crown Andromeda.

Sunrise awakening the greenery;

Ascending furrowed amber terrain of

The gloaming by the countryside!

Habendum et tenedum!

Before the lily white altar an avowal

Of chastity and tranquility enshrined;

On feather quilted bed day and night

With love elixir soothing the body and the soul!

Soul melody in diatonic harmony of

Meshed contralto with resonating baritone.

Swell the homophonic rhythm of Azande

As the pitch from my lips wear and decline

And the tempo of my heart increase!

Scented lavender wafting through subtle air;

Aromatic morning of rose bathed with dew

That transports the mind beyond earthly realm

And capture the heart at whim

Lost in imagination of the form and frame.

Culinary variety spread in romantic atmosphere

In candlelight banquet of cream and crimson;

Sheer delicacy, man’s greatest savour

Whose delights subsist even in her absence;

Whose substance transcends life’s ideal!

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