Dove Face

A poem about wisdom.

Dove Face

Her bright diamond shaped

Face was perfected

With faint lines of age.

 

Smiles of ecstasy,

Joy and elation

Graced her adorable face.

 

The steam engine of life bearing the

Depths of her tears, sobs

And bittersweet angst

Had laid their

Tracks across her

Dove face too.

 

But the clear, smooth face

Of a woman her age,

Is one to remove your presence from,

For what kind of life has

Miss Baby Face lived?

 

One lacking any high peaks and low valleys,

A life lived without earning the interest

And smile

Of Lady Wisdom?

Reviews

[Pax Analog]

Sure thing, facial delineations reveal experience. I've never understood plasticizing the process of living, when the best way to look and feel good, even if one has done some hard living, is eating well, loving well, and exercising in a fun way.

And the kind of overripe smoothness that is not surgically derived has a disturbing infantile quality.

Imagine how bizarre it would be to attempt to read a palm w/no lines!

A thoughtful reminder that reading lines means more than words! ;-)

[Angie Diane♥&hea..]

This was good. I really liked it a lot. I could feel the lady's misery within the poem. I can feel what she feels in a way. Thanks for sharing.

[dangerbooze]

I'm not sure what I can say that's already been said. Age does bring wisdom, and the more I see how someone has aged, the more I know they've experienced

[Chilson, Joshua]

Wonderful poem, there isn't much that hasn't already been said.

[Mauricio Montoya]

Age does come with wisdom and with it, beauty. Excellent write.

[~Mariposa Una Lila~]

extremly wonderfiul...you nailed this one! x0x0

[G. Anderson]

I loved the rhyme scheme. It was subtle and soft, much like rhyme should be. That is, unless you're Eminem
~Gage

[Black Cat Fever]

Your words here do speak the truth of wisdom.

[Robin]

reminds of the irony of one having laugh lines removed...

[KL]

Dove Face or Lady Wisdom... I think we all know which is the right choice here. PEOPLE NEED TO LIVE, DAMNIT! GAARRRR! In all seriousness though, this says a lot in a very precise poem. I enjoyed it.