"What is Beauty?" a poem by Julia McKinney

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What is Beauty?

Beauty is the way 

The sun rises in the morning

How peppermint coffee warms the soul

The smell of books both new and old

The quiet of my house during the night

Beauty is perseverance, kindness and light

It is within the heart, soul, and mind

Beauty is in living life

-Julia McKinney, junior