Nature’s beauty does not give but only lends;
Youth’s beauty lasts only but a short time
Age racks the body that nature boldly sends
And worries make infirmity a crime.
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If nature failed to send you its beauty Make sure kindness becomes your main duty. wow this such impress my thought to swim along your lines...awesome! _Soul
A complete sonnet, fulfilling all requirements a Shakespearean sonnet should have, the rhyme of 7, the garb, and the logic conveyed through this BUT diversion...every line is meaningful and balanced syllabic arrangement. The analysis of Beauty in different ways is very apt, the first line is an attractive invitation to the reader, Nature’s beauty does not give but only lends; Beautiful work David Wood! ! !
Sage advice. Kindness will bring a big return. A very worthy write. Now, if only this world would heed it. A great sonnet
Top to bottom adorned nature lends truth depicted and concluding, If nature failed to send you its beauty Make sure kindness becomes your main duty. wonderful, I must say Glory to be Allah lovely sonnet
Love this one... It's very clever.. And I love that you fit it into the sonnet form. I like the idea that beauty always emanates from natures and the line and not to be too eager to turn the page/and to apply nature's sweet lemon balm Questions: Turn the page=age or change your beauty from old to young (since the next line is about balm) ? What if Nature gave you its beauty? Should you still be kind... Or should you wait till your old and the beauty fades? ;) just kidding!