BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP..

NOT ALWAYS....

Beauty's only skin deep...
I've so often heard that phrase
It's used to warn off fools who think
That you can trust a face
That you can safely fall in love
By judging what you see
Sweet flowing hair, two pretty eyes
A smile just for me

And they're quite right in pointing out
That pretty eyes are art
And oft beneath that pretty smile
There beats a cruel heart
The moth that flies into the flame
Will soon have burning wings
As all through time the poets write
And broken hearted sing

But hope remains I bade you look
Beyond the sage advice
And set your eyes beyond the skin
Beyond the violet eyes
Into the heart, into the mind
Into the very soul
Tread lightly,surely down the path
And see the picture whole

Guard your heart, but know for sure
That beauty does exist
A pretty face does not always
Conceal a knotted fist
Take your time with all you meet
And learn to know their ways
And that will tell you all you need
About the future days...

I write this verse to let you know
The beauty in my life
The Lord has blessed me richly with
My daughters and my wife
Their grace and lovliness have cast
A glow that lights my way
And I will love them gratefully
Until I fade away...