Stained Glass

Up close can’t see clearly
Some glance cavalierly
But from a distance it’s beautiful.
Live inside can’t see outside
Outside can’t see in
From a distance it’s beautiful
Ah the intricate detail
Every piece unique travail
Oh but how beautiful
The attention to painstaking construction
The materials used from destruction
And yet how beautiful
For such some have poured their souls
And yes some have paid their tolls
Even so how beautiful
When it finally shatters from variable matters
Or pressure stresses it to break
Will it still be beautiful?

1/1/09
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