It is so sweetly appealing
how insistently she denies
what is to me undeniable:
how beautiful she is!
Acclaim as you will the thrilling
beauty filling your eyes
from any vantage point
across this vast globe.
Paint your praises over
falls and halls and hallowed
ground abounding with myth
and legendary fame.
But never will you find
in filial devotion or motioned
distraction, scaling skyward
heights or floating aloft,
nothing that can compare
with the inescapable charm
and the ever warmly imploring
loveliness that I see every day
when my sweet love
smiles my way.
Salt Lake City 04 July 2022