I can almost see your face

Sit and stare.
Not trying to be rude,
  but I can almost grasp your features.

Years have past,
  and the damage has been done.

Beauty meant for the ages,
  somehow softer from the touch of the past.
 
I only wonder if time has taken,
  or helped create.
 

Reviews

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:: beautiful poetry... a truly magical heartsong... i think people grow more beautiful with time... like wine... the become more seasoned... better marinated... :P

[Frieda P]

Lovely, like finely aged wine.

[Jon Roggie]

Thank you!

[Renée]

as I read..Especially the line "Beauty meant for the age" reads gentle like a hand caressing a cheek
this is so sweet!

[Jon Roggie]

Guess I let the soft side show!

[Renée]

well that is to be expected since that is why you wear a shell q ; this is a beaut you wrote !

[Sami Khalil]

"Beauty meant for the ages,
somehow softer from the touch of the past."
I like that a lot...:)

[Jon Roggie]

Once in awhile, I stumble across a good line. Thank you sir!

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome...:)