Reflections
David Miller 1961 (New Castle, PA)
Reflections
Standing at the mirror
She examines her aging face
She sees each line and wrinkle
Covering them in haste
Her appearance is not what it once was
Her age has taken over
The fear of this overwhelms her
Putting makeup on to cover
Her lover sees the girl he knows
He’s not looking at her flaws
She is amazed and speechless
He loves her, just because
We spend our days in cover mode
So worried about the surface
When deep inside is where it counts
The place where beauty is evident
We try so hard to keep our youth
It transcends every culture
In order to unlock this mystery
We only need, look deeper
Attraction is all relative
What do we seek to find?
The source of true beauty
Is a heart, loving and kind
In terms of love, God is the same
And much to our surprise
We are seen as perfect and complete
In our Father’s eyes
God loves us with our shortcomings
In His kingdom, we have a place
He wants to wrap us in His love
And surround us with His grace.
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Submitted by drmiller61 on May 03, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXX XAAA XCDC XDXX XAEA XFEF XGXG XBXB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 941 |
Words | 187 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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