Common Beauty

A simple poem describing a homeless woman's view of the world.

She has seen beauty

in the most unlikely places

in the darkness of a sewer pool

droplets falling like diamonds

each melting into the black abyss

 

The solid symmetry 

of overpass beams

their grey strength a haven

for the fugitives 

she always found strength lovely

 

The snowflakes of glass

on a warehouse floor

misted with time

she knows men find beauty in destruction

or else, they would not destroy

 

The flowing ribbons

of an oil pool rainbow

after a storm 

left by a careless driver 

in a walmart parking lot

 

She knows they see 

only a stinking sewer

a mundane overpass

broken windows

and oil pollution

all common sights

but all she sees

is common beauty. 

Reviews

[Sarah]

lovely, realy good

[James Paulin]

My first impression gave me an idea that the title wasn't quite right. Describing the aesthetics of urban snapshots is uncommon and impressive if framed artistically as you have done so well.

[Tate Morgan]

The ultimate answer to happiness lies in the way we per-sieve our surroundings.You hit on a common thread needed by us all to be happy Contentment after that everything is a blessing