Beautifully Brilliant or Brilliantly Beautiful?

Beautiful and brilliant,
two adjectives commonly misunderstood.


The bluest clearest water, beautiful.
The fact that it is a volcanic lake, brilliant.
The bluest lightest eyes, beautiful.
The depth in quality of those eyes, brilliant.


The grandeur of the surrounding landscape, beautiful.
The harmony with which few have embraced, brilliant.
The tranquility of nature about, beautiful.
The appreciation of such beauty, brilliant.


The company I share this with, beautiful.
The fate which blessed me so, brilliant.
The passion and joy she has, beautiful.
The sense and reason she has, brilliant.


The blonde hair dancing in the wind, beautiful.
The mind concealed within, brilliant.
The blonde rays piercing the clouds, beautiful.
The diamonds those rays give off the lake, brilliant.


Beautiful and brilliant,
two adjectives difficult to pair correctly.
Yet when beauty surrounds completely,
the brilliance of fortune is astounding. 


Most are lucky to have one or the other,
I was fortunate to experience both together.
Beautifully brilliant AND brilliantly beautiful,
I was blessed to experience both together.