Poetry list
A villanelle of beauty
Truth and beauty show us love’s intent:
Find and live this mystery of our sense.
Trust is all – in death and life’s assent.
Line and paint our lives can reinvent:
When art shatters fear and self’s defence
Truth and beauty show us love’s intent.
Dare I face the scorn of world’s dissent –
Risk creator’s view with no pretence?
Trust is all – in death and life’s assent.
The realm of light and heavenly scent
Transports our limits by art immense.
Truth and beauty show us love’s intent.
Reason’s chill is warmed by art’s ferment –
Brave the new untrammelled gift intense.
Trust is all – in death and life’s assent.
Heart and mind discover love’s consent,
Speaking out regardless of offence.
Truth and beauty show us love’s intent:
Trust is all – in death and life’s assent.
© Neil Thompson 2022