Beyond Beauty
I look out at you and see beauty.
That Beauty deceives.
Would I survive in your world?
Is it possible to endure the
affliction you would cause me?
My sweet land of liberty.
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And now, on to our Trifextra. We want you to choose one of the pictures
below and give us a 33-word response to it. Your responses will be judged by
the community this weekend. If you use the photo on your blog, you must
include the attached accreditation (with active links).
This weekend’s challenge is community-judged.
- For the 12 hours following the close of the challenge, voting will be enabled on links.
- In order to vote, return to this post where stars will appear next to each link. To vote, simply click the star that corresponds with your favorite post.
- You can vote for your top three favorite posts.
- Voting is open to everyone.
- You have 12 hours to vote. It’s not much time, so be diligent! We’ll send out reminders on Twitter and Facebook.
Good luck!
MY THOUGHTS ON THE SUBJECT ARE AS FOLLOWS 
hard for beauty to survive sometimes. Love this, Deana
Thank you Barbara! This was actually really hard to write, so I am glad you liked it.
It looks different from above. Well written!
I agree. Thank you Joe!
Enjoyed this.
Thanks Sandra!
It’s so tough for innocence to survive in this world …
Very true. Thank you.
I absolutely Love this! And your “That beauty deceives” is such an accurate line in this world today. TY for sharing. To me, it is perfect for this photo.
I am so glad you liked it! Thank you for your kind words.
The question is, can we survive in this world. Well done, Deana.
Thanks Renee!
Deana, I got choked up when I read “my sweet land of liberty”. Great work!
Wow. I am so glad that it touched you! Thank you.
This is lovely. Of course, I took the silly approach on this pic. Nicely written.
I almost did, then my fingers typed something different! Thanks.
We always want to believe in beauty, but it does deceive us. This was very powerful.
Very true! Thanks Tina.
You captured the essence of that photo very well. Thanks for creating such good work.
Thanks Tom. That is so nice of you to say!
Beauty in all forms can be misleading…
Very true!
The last line is terrific! Sums up the piece with ‘beauty.’ Great work.
Thanks Steph!
Beauty is deceiving. We have to dig to find it’s truth. This is beautiful.
That is so very true Gina. Thank you.
Lovely poem! I like the POV of the pigeon contemplating his/her possibility of survival.
Thanks Janna!
Enduring the affliction. That is survival, isn’t it?
Very much so. Along with so much more..
“I look out at you and see beauty.
That Beauty deceives.”
This was so true, and very well written… You managed to say a whole lot in 33 words! Excellent!
Love,
Cheryl
Thanks Cheryl. Your kind words mean alot!
The view from above obscures the ugliness, but I don’t think the bird is fooled.
Im sure he’s not. Thanks for stopping by!
it all does look so nice, tranquil, and harmless from a distance, doesn’t it…
yes ma’am it does. Thank you for reading.
Beauty can be deceptive. Beautifully captured the bird’s thoughts.
Thank you for your kind words.
Simply beautiful!What looks beautiful may be just a hidden face of something ugly.We all need to ask this question-the pigeon’s thoughts are wandering in the right direction:-)
Thank you so very much! I love that you get my work!
:-)Its a real pleasure to read great writing.
I’m not sure of their life span. Might just be months. Still we seem to see no fewer 😉
very true! Thanks for reading.
Great poem
Thank you.
Nice response, D-Bo. Very majestic.
Thank you so very much!
Oooo. This is good, Deana!
Thank you so very much!
Deana, congrats on winning third place this weekend! I loved you story! Between you and me, I’m wondering what a guy has to do to win one of these challenges! 🙂
Ha! Lance has won a few times. For what its worth, I think you are most deserving!