Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO MR. FORBES-ROBERTSON: 26. TRANSIENT BEAUTY, by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER First Line: All men and women are fair. Some you know Last Line: By all who marked its beauty in its day. Subject(s): Beauty; Transience; Impermanence | ||||||||
All men and women are fair. Some you know Are fairer than others, 'tis Nature's fault, For had she but endeavored to bestow Her charms alike, there'd be none would revolt. But wise old Nature knew what we do not, Though beauty, grace and kindred things abound In all her realms, equality is not And never will in anything be found. So it behooves all those who fairest are To be considerate, and bear in mind That they have more to make them so by far, And should in consequence be truly kind. For beauty's but a fading, passing flower, It buds, it blossoms, and it drops away, Forgot it is in but a fleeting hour, By all who marked its beauty in its day. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FROM THE SPANISH by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON CHAMBER MUSIC: 17 by JAMES JOYCE SOUTHERN GOTHIC by DONALD JUSTICE THE BEACH IN AUGUST by WELDON KEES THE MAN SPLITTING WOOD IN THE DAYBREAK by GALWAY KINNELL THE SEEKONK WOODS by GALWAY KINNELL A DROP OF INK by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER |
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