When the body was strong and stout,
The mind was soft and fickle,
It was indifferent to seeking beauty.
It was complacent.
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A beautiful mind when it is, it is happy in appreciating beauty (inner) even the body does not know then. ... true
@Amitava Sur, Thanks for reading my poem and leaving a comment here. Sorry to have replied to the comment so late!
@Lasoaphia Quxazs Thanks for reading my poem and sharing your thoughts on it.
@Neera Lollbeeharry Thank you very much for reading my poem and sharing your thoughts on it. I am elated and enlightened by your appreciative and thoughtful comment.
@Katerina Richmond Yourself being a teenager, you've described their emotions so well! 'What will we want next? We can never tell.' - True!
@Beauteous Victory Thanks for your comment on my poem. I am honored and elated. Yes, when I write, my heart wields the pen (keyboard) .
I thought like this for a long time, but now I am happy to found so much wisdom
Thought provoking... Beauty is skin deep I think. A beautiful mind seeks beauty within itself and that's true beauty- Wisdom.
@ Heather Wilkins, Thank you for your comment and sharing the wisdom of life.
your words are so true, but life goes on. as we age so it is said we gain knowledge. I hope so. nice write
You are right, but I would not give my wisdom now for the beauty I was once, because I can see how naive, fearful and timid I was in that time. I treasure the wisdom and strength what I have now.
hummmmmm... this makes one think. I feel where you're coming from.
Thanks, Marsha, Elena, S.Zaynub and Eloida. Thanks for reading my short poem and putting your kind words here.
Haha very true. A lot of food for thought in only a few words. Yes I think beauty is everywhere in everything, suppose it is not hard for a strong mind to be one beauty of a kind. Thank you for share, a good poem.
Mind and body! ! ! Musing along with life. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.