Love Poem: Beauty's Face
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Written by: João Camilo

Beauty's Face

I awakened and kissed beauty’s face,
Twice on her cheeks, once over her brow,
The sun continued with his slow pace 
As her lips parted with a smile that grow  
Into a beam bounding me with her grace. 

But to where would I escape and hide,
She has eyes that can probe everywhere, 
As I walk she seems to walk by my side
While I seek for the center of the sphere
That surrounds us devouring my pride. 

Better to pretend and after the sunrise,
Give to beauty her deserved share:
Kisses that will dress her with my praise. 
Yet, we know that the best praises are 
those give when beauty is also a surprise.