I am learning to look beyond the flesh
to see your character and loveliness.
For years my vision was confined to earth
but now I see you in your true worth.

For my short-sightedness had blinded me
to the hidden qualities of your beauty.
The elegance and grandeur of your grace
and the attractive smile upon your face.

Your life of poetry and righteousness
I now see in all its exquisiteness
The radiant character that you display
in rhythm and rhyme I can now portray.