The face is gnarled and full of wear,
The eyes are pools of gathered time,
as frail the body forward leans
extending arm and hand to task,
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I thought this was an extraordinary piece of writing- -fresh way of describing the old man's face]]]]The face is gnarled and full of wear,
The eyes are pools of gathered time, - - - - - the poem is full of inspired lines like these. Excellent work. And the poet's note did not subtract from its value
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I thought this was an extraordinary piece of writing- -fresh way of describing the old man's face]]]]The face is gnarled and full of wear, The eyes are pools of gathered time, - - - - - the poem is full of inspired lines like these. Excellent work. And the poet's note did not subtract from its value