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...JOHNNY SPAIN'S WHITE HEIFER by HAYDEN CARRUTH FISH-LEAP FALL by ROBERT FROST THE BIRDS DO THUS by ROBERT FROST I'VE NOTHING TO OFFER by DAVID IGNATOW THE HARD TIMES IN ELFLAND; A STORY OF CHRISTMAS EVE by SIDNEY LANIER IN 'DESIGNING A CLOAK TO CLOAK HIS DESIGNS' YOU WRESTED FROM OBLIVION by MARIANNE MOORE |