it started out small -
just some flowers
(as if it were possible to describe
any flowers using the word "just")
but then one thing led to another -
the setting sun
shining in that particular way
it sometimes does
flowering bushes
with such delicate blossoms
it took my breath away
until finally the whole world opened up
to reveal its beauty
my heart seeing
what my eyes alone could not -
loveliness on top of loveliness
even with my regular diet of awe and wonder
it was almost more than I could process
my internal circuitry
could scarcely take it in
what can I say?
sometimes the beauty of this world
simply cannot be contained
