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Lower your eyes lest
 The plastic bottles
 And other paraphernalia of
 twentieth-century man offend.

 But look, oh look at the rocks.
 Neither Rembrandt nor da Vinci
 Could hope to catch the colours
 That therein lie.
 Delicate greens and browns   No mallet or chisel –
 Flecked with yellow and black  God’s hand created these.
 Were ne’er conceived  Tread carefully over His beautiful artistry –
 Except on God’s palette.  Leave your print in the sand
 Even Picasso           To remain there till the next tide –
 In his most extravagant mood  And climb the beach.
 Could not conceive the line and form,  The tansy and the rose bay willow herb
 The beauty and symmetry of the  Will be there to greet you.
 Sea slug on the slate and lime.  Lose your way
 Still no ugliness there.  And the admiral and the tortoiseshell,

 Leave the colours       The dragonfly in all its splendour
 And let the eye ponder on  Will be waiting to lead you,
 The shapes, the curves, the soothing lines.  Gently and silently to the floral garden.
                             Still no ugliness there.
 Even Moore could not create  Yes – search as I may
 The delicate contours that therein abound.  Along the length of the Rhinns –
 No ugliness there.        I can find no ugliness there.







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