Abstract Symbol Of Beauty

Abstract Symbol Of Beauty
© Surazeus
2023 09 25

When frail Endymion, waking in moonlight 
by sparkling stream, embraces faceless lover 
with passion to know unknown soul of life, 
he wonders if sweet pleasure he now shares 
is nothing but illusion of desire, 
or pure light of love that guides him to Heaven. 

He listens with attentive heart of hope 
while she relates weird stories of the sky 
that entwine their hearts with immortal speech 
preserving breath of lutes with honeyed tongue 
to teach him wisdom he can grasp with faith 
while she grasps him with arms of solitude. 

Yet while he gazes with intense compassion 
in universe that shimmers in her eyes 
Endymion begins to perceive outline 
that presents special features of her face 
emerging from mist in light of the moon 
that reveals essence of her inner being. 

No longer abstract concept of pure beauty 
which presents perfect idea of woman 
concealed behind obscure mask of her face, 
that real woman within goddess of life 
appears with vivid features full of flaws, 
special with unique design of her soul. 

Whispering with awe of swelling adoration, 
Endymion explains to strange nameless woman 
that he pursued sweet shadow of her being 
so long across stark landscape of desire 
to know unknown beauty within her heart 
that he must savor pleasure of her soul. 

No longer just abstract symbol of beauty, 
she radiates with vibrant intensity 
of love for life through mirror of her eyes, 
so he inquires for what specific name 
defines complex character of her being, 
and she replies with teasing laugh and smile. 

Cynthia refers to complicated heart 
that pulses wild with eager will to savor 
sweet beauty of this world which indicates 
special being perceived is eternal truth, 
so my happy love that you find me real 
overwings enclosing bounds of my mind. 

Kissing with selfless compassion of trust, 
Endymion and Cynthia, by swirling sea 
of boundless possibilities, embrace 
with eager cause of vital comprehension 
to generate new life in child of hope 
which incarnates immortal soul of genes.