Is Beauty Truth or What – I

a poem by Ramesh T A

To forget worries I float on the waves of poetry
And go to exotic places to see beauty wonderful.
“Is beauty truth or what?” I wish to know;
“Beauty is truth, truth beauty,” says Keats!

Lasting creative art may be true beauty;
But beauty is outer cover of matters unknown!
Matters of love and truth are worthy beauties!
Otherwise, beauty is only adequate expression!

A thing of beauty is a joy forever in the world!
Love of beauty never leaves one unhappy in life!
Lions, tigers, snakes and sharks are all beautiful;
But how horrible it is to love them so close!

Flesh, bone and blood are enclosed in skin deep beauty!
Without the attraction of beauty no creature is born!
For perpetuation of species Nature designed beauty!
So the craze for beauty cannot be controlled by power!

Beauty is diamond on the crown but not the crown itself!
Beauty is feather on the cap but not the feather itself!
Beauty is only Zero that increases the values of Numbers!
Beauty is only the Currency but not the Gold, its value!