Leonard Cohen knows how to write. I do not. I should stop, but I can't. Poetry doesn't always do what it's supposed to. Art is not life, however, life is an art. There is art in life, but they are not exactly the same. When you see art of any kind, in any form, some part of your body/mind/soul will recognize it as art. That's the only way to know. You decide what/where/how/why/when the art is. It's there. It's probably not here on my DeviantArt, if that helps narrow down your search for beauty.
I haven't written anything more advanced than sub-juvenile-song-lyrics in along time. The change is begun. I wonder how well I can pull it off.
Think a lot about art. It makes me feel better, even when I'm already feeling good. Try and discover all the ways you experience art in your life, but never really noticed was art. It's all fucking art. Beauty to the beholder makes it art, but beauty is not as limited a word as you might think.