# True beauty

*We're finding beauty in this issue #245 of your weekly poetry shot*

By [trpplffct](https://paragraph.com/@trpplffct) · 2025-05-16

poetry, trees, beauty

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> _a tree's beauty hides  
> in the stories she witnessed  
> and stores in her rings_

What is beauty? Is it that what is visible at the surface, or is it that what lies within. I think it's an important question to ask. Of course I like the visually appealing, but when what's within is empty or not pleasing, what is on the outside does not please me.

How about you, what do you think beauty is?

[Collect](https://paragraph.com/@trpplffct/accgiHwK2QAROGTr7XTo)

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### Poésie de la vie

A short video about the hidden connections of trees this week.

[![](https://paragraph.com/editor/youtube/play.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4m9SefyRjg)

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*Originally published on [trpplffct](https://paragraph.com/@trpplffct/true-beauty)*