Jewels

 

My cat's eyes are like topaz flecked
  with garnets.
I never noticed until
one day I stopped 
  and stared.
I wondered how 
  such wonder
should go unnoticed.

I glanced into the garden
and spotted
  that crimson
in princess feather plumes
and frying peppers
  and tomatoes.

Can we ever get enough
  of beauty?