I noticed
Sometimes I meet a stranger
who–
like the breath-locking first dive into
springtime water–
strikes me.
I hope I don’t stare,
but,
do they know their beauty?
Then they move on
and the world fades back in.
I think, then,
it is better to notice beauty
than be beautiful.
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“breath-locking first dive into
springtime water” captures the insight well
Poets get called romantics for lines you write so well.