Beauty

If I said that stone was
Obsidian, would you think
how unusual? How Beautiful!
If I then said the stone was
Coal, would it then be coarse,
and ugly? What is beauty?
Water crystal clear or your
Preferred Drink
A dress smooth and colorful
Or perhaps a dappled muscled horse
What then is beauty
but a lie
Whatever hits your fancy
Gone in the blink of an eye.

By Brandy Reeves 7/31/2009