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While Beauty Reigns

While beauty reigns Enjoy the feast For soon enough Will come the beast He creeps along A steady pace His markers, you Will have to face While beauty reigns Be kind to those Whose mirror, youth No longer shows For soon enough Reflections change The beast will come And rearrange

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Indiana Shaw

Date: 11/30/2017 6:52:00 PM

Beautifully wrote Mike - a poignant reminder to respect all those before you - your time will come - Indiana . . .

Mike Gentile
Date: 12/1/2017 1:57:00 AM

Thanks so much, Indiana!

Winged Warrior

Date: 11/30/2017 8:49:00 AM

Nicely penned my friend...great work Mike...god bless...^WW^

Mike Gentile
Date: 11/30/2017 9:03:00 AM

Thanks so much, Winged Warrior!

Line Gauthier

Date: 11/28/2017 9:46:00 PM

The beast of time ! I love it. Beautiful imagery so eloquently expressed. A beauty! Bravo, Mike.

Mike Gentile
Date: 11/29/2017 7:38:00 AM

I really appreciate your kind words, thanks xx00

Eva Christodoulou

Date: 11/28/2017 4:08:00 PM

Lovely surreal elements injected! Keep up the good work!

Mike Gentile
Date: 11/28/2017 4:47:00 PM

Thanks much, Eva!!

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 11/28/2017 4:03:00 PM

If you are loved the aging face in the mirror won't matter. It is the pain of an aging body that is the beast that is so difficult to fight. A great cleverly composed poem Mike. : )

Mike Gentile
Date: 11/28/2017 4:47:00 PM

Thank you so much, Connie xxoo

Silent One

Date: 11/28/2017 3:09:00 PM

Yet the beauty inside will never change, unless the heart becomes bitter.. deep poem Mike..

Mike Gentile
Date: 11/28/2017 3:25:00 PM

Thanks Silent one, Yes, The inside is most important, I wish society would embrace that fully .

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 11/28/2017 3:03:00 PM

I love this, Mike. Seems to talk about age but I also feel it whispers of a fairy tale. Nicely done!

Mike Gentile
Date: 11/28/2017 3:24:00 PM

Thanks Kim xxoo

Judith S

Date: 11/28/2017 12:59:00 PM

I absolutely love this poem Mike! And I agree with Heidi. The beast COULD be alot of things. But I interpret it to be old age creeping up. Really great write! ~Judy

Mike Gentile
Date: 11/28/2017 1:04:00 PM

Thank you so much, Judy xxoo

Heidi Sands

Date: 11/28/2017 12:17:00 PM

Gosh, the beast can be so many thing in life Mike. Another interesting thought provoking poem. I like the rhyming in it. Well done :)

Mike Gentile
Date: 11/28/2017 1:03:00 PM

Thanks so much, Heidi!!