I Once Was Beautiful

Time, ‘tis he who allows the flowers grow,
Then throws them away as dust on the ground,
Time, ‘tis he who lets beauty come and go,
When he spins and whirls the seasons around.

He changes the living things in the world,
Steals away from us our looks, our beauty,
Leaving only ancient ruins unfurled,
Though he is doing naught but his duty,

He is no villain, no not in the least,

Only he compels us to learn and grow,

With age comes wisdom, like sun in the East,

He will teach us all we will ever know.

 

I remember yes, remember I do,

Of a time when my mind was still young,

When I laughed and played in the water blue,

And each and everyday I danced and sung.

 

I do not resent that he took my youth,

Otherwise I’d be forever a child,

I’d rather be old, and know of truth,
Than live ignorant, juvenile, and wild.

But indeed, for this I have paid a price,

Now my air, my energy has faded,

But no, this exchange has no major vice,

For never will I ever feel jaded.

 

Now I am aged and may seem pitiful,
But I tell you, I once was beautiful.

Reviews

[Gone]

I love the Ottava Rima rhyming style of this poem. It works really well. Old father time get to us all. Delightfully versed.

[deeps]

This is amazing, I like this alot.

[DeViouS]

I love this poem. Especially pertinent is
`I do not resent that he took my youth,
Otherwise I’d be forever a child,
I’d rather be old, and know of truth,
Than live ignorant, juvenile, and wild.'
We may not like growing old but the hope is we are wiser!

[No regret]

you opened so many doors for the readers , People always blame time for their misery but u cleared all confusion . loved your words .

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

beauty permeates to the core and is forever rooted~ the physical shell is but the luggage for the treasured content of being~
I love the mixture of classical and modern array within the composition~

[Sunflower/Sara Kendrick]

Beauty shines through even in the aged..The knowledge that we gain through living is wonderful for sure...I am glad that I chose this one read this eve..Your work opened the door to much thought..Enjoyed..Sunflower

[Sunflower 20]

this poem is so true. and the flow is elegant mixed with wisdom, well done :)

[a]

this was really beautiful. It flows pretty good and makes a lot of sense in many different ways. I love the last two lines. It was really good. Great job

[cfix]

Such amazing emotion and beautiful as well.
I like this write alot!

[Calypso]

nice