There is Beauty

Look at the sun, setting over the ocean.

There is beauty.

Look at the trees, dancing with the wind.

There is beauty.

Feel the departure of the one you trusted to stay.

Feel the rejection, the tears, the hurt, the pain.

Look at the sunset over the ocean again.

It reflects the memories of a distant love.

Look at the trees dancing again.

You start to sway with melancholy sadness.

Feel the pen in your hand, scribbling out your deepest hurt.

Feel the sweet release of tears falling on pages of your heart.

Look at what you've created from brokenness.

Look at how far you've come.

Feel your heart rising up from the ashes...

There is beauty.

Reviews

[kogomai1]

not much i can say.. surprisingly after all this time, this poem brought out feelings that i havent had or wanted to think about in years,

Look at what you've created from brokenness.
Look at how far you've come.

Feel your heart rising up from the ashes...

this part resonated with me, because to me it was saying.. that no matter how much destruction or hurt or suffering, or even how much heartbreak, we endure on a daily basis in this world. that we can still create something so magical, so meaningful...
i dont know if this part is correct but i feel like you are writing from the deepest part of your heart, and if this is true then i thank you for both writing this. and being confident enough to post it online for the world to see,
thanks for changing my perspective, hope to see you do it again

[Autumn Lyric]

This is very beautiful and enjoyed the connection with the external world and the internal feelings. I love reading this! Great work!

[Calissa Knox]

Thank you so much, Inga! :)

[Justin]

that was really good, there is beauty in everything!!! i really enjoyed it :)

[Calissa Knox]

Yes, there is beauty in everything; but learning to realize it is a life-long journey. Thanks for reading - glad you enjoyed. :)

[Justin]

your welcome, it sometimes take a long time to realize it, beauty is everyone

[Calissa Knox]

Very true, Justin.

[Half Dream]

"Feel the pen in your hand, scribbling out your deepest hurt.
Feel the sweet release of tears falling on pages of your heart."

Such an outstanding write. I love the serenity and the emotions in this poem. Very well expressed and beautiful write. I enjoyed reading this. I loved it. :)

[Calissa Knox]

Thanks for your inspiring review, Half Dream! Glad you enjoyed this. :)

[Half Dream]

Always a pleasure. You're a very talented writer. I look forward to read more. I found your work very relatable and beautifully expressed. :)

Thanks for sharing Feather. :)

[KAin]

Sweet and soft melancholy, resonating in this work.
There's the feeling of a lost soul, trying to find itself again after the heart has shattered. Pain is a dark muse - whispering words that feel like daggers stabbing into your mind. And yet look at what it produces! Something truly special - a poem of real pain, yet woven with a spell-like intricacy. Well penned indeed, Feather.
Keep up the great work!

[Calissa Knox]

It's wonderful to get an encouraging review from such a great writer!
Thank you very much, Landred!

[KAin]

You are most welcome, friend!

[SOUL LESS]

Yes. Very natural. But just out of curiosity, do you actually feel any of this? I mean actually, like Anne of the Green Gables?

I know, I don't. Perhaps just for a moment, sometimes. I wish I could. I wish I had a heart. I wish I had a soul. The beautiful soul of an author.

[Calissa Knox]

Yes, I do feel it. This poem came from an experience, and from my heart. Thank you for the review!

You wrote this review beautifully, and I know that you have a very beautiful soul.

[SOUL LESS]

The review? Oh no. Those are literary tricks, alliteration, repetition, feeling poetic while writing it helps as well. I'm a cynic, I read Wilde, and there's nothing anything can do about it :)

If it is really from the heart, you are a very lucky person. Not many people are blessed with that sort of perception or any feeling at all.
Behold me envious.
:)

~SOUL LESS~

[Calissa Knox]

You expressed emotion in your comment just now. Everything of artistic nature is only an expression of emotion, and we get better as we learn to feel more by finding new ways to look at the world around us, and the emotion inside of us. I know that you can feel. Just know that, in my opinion, you write very beautifully. I absolutely love your poetry.

[SOUL LESS]

Thanks! I just don't know. Well, maybe I'll figure it out. (says the SOUL LESS devil :D ). I used to write poetry. Can't do stories and poetry so much now. Lack of appropriate literary feeling. So, you see.

[Calissa Knox]

My key to not getting stuck while writing is realizing that it doesn't have to be perfect. An honest expression of emotion is always my goal when writing. Maybe you could try to write a poem about how you feel that your soul is empty? I think it would be beautiful.

[SOUL LESS]

Perhaps! It is certainly an idea. All I can come up with are philosophies. Stuff that makes sense, but yes philosophies. Stuff like:
http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/FanWarrior/1038500/

or maybe:
http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/FanWarrior/676128/
Thanks for reading and subscribing :)

[Calissa Knox]

You're welcome. I enjoyed reading. :) Excited to read your poetry, if you decide to start writing it again. :)

[Wendy Karasin]

Indeed there is beauty, even in the painful sadness, because without the sadness, what could happiness mean? Nice job penning a most a relate-able piece.

[Calissa Knox]

Exactly. Without the hurt, we would never find inspiration to create. We would never be able to truly feel the happiness. Thanks for the encouraging review, Wendy! :)

[Wendy Karasin]

My pleasure, you deserved it.

[Lover Of Words]

You put a magical touch to words!
Love it YOU are amazing

[Calissa Knox]

Thank you very much, Kelsey!

[Lover Of Words]

My pleasure!!!!

[Paula]

You put into words something we all feel and experience every day. I've always had observations like this, but never enough to write so beautifully about them. Your writing is so honest and comforting. I love this one and am saving it on my phone right away!

[Calissa Knox]

That truly means a lot to me. Thank you so much, and I'm very glad you enjoyed this piece! I really enjoy your writing as well, and I love your new story, "Black Scarf".

[Calissa Knox]

This is serene, and there is beauty, it tells me you're a poetess who receive much, and breathe it all out... I enjoyed this poetic piece very much, you write with emotional balance, and you are aware of all the little things, that surround you. Makes me eager to read more of your fantastic work.

Thank you for this poetic well felt piece.

- Elisa

[Calissa Knox]

This is so encouraging! Thank you very much, Elisa! I'm glad you enjoyed this piece. :)

I did, so much, you're definitely a person, I feel who is from my same wavelength~ thank you for writing, and please never stop... I will review soon more! :)

[Calissa Knox]

Thank you, Elisa!

The pleasure is all mine :)