Beauty Seen Through Her Eyes
Today the sweetest letter arrived
I felt the love she had written inside
As I opened her envelope fairies flew out
For I knew who penned it
there was no doubt
My darling girl
My precious love
Arabella my grandchild
She was sent from above
Expressing her love of all things archaic
Like castles and palaces and dare I say it
Ancient people with stories untold
When turning the page a verse I behold
Of how Grandma is even more beautiful now
Her wisdom, her smile, even wrinkles somehow
So please can I share with whoever is there
After reading her words tears were everywhere
To think she had written about faded beauty
Touched my heart ~ Touched my soul
My darling Grandaughter
Oh I do love her so...
(below is the poem from my sweet Granddaughter)
Beauty ~ by Arabella Rose Gilmour ~ 2020
I know of so many beautiful buildings in the shadow of city skylines
They are still even more breathtaking
than when the first person stepped foot in them many years ago
I see old buildings and I am in awe
naturally drawn to the history
the people who have been before me
their stories ~ their culture
So I cannot understand when people say beauty fades away
As it simply is not true… beauty stays forever
My grandma is just as beautiful today
as her teenage self many years ago
Just more smile and laughter lines that time has brought
Wrinkles are not always imperfect
I think they are stunning
They show happiness ~ time ~ experience ~ wisdom
They are something that should be treasured
Not masked or hidden
~
In my eyes Beauty only gets stronger…
Contest STRAND No 750
Sponsor Brian Strand
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