Beauty Never Fades

by Jenni Marie   Nov 5, 2013


Beauty and innocence never fade, they simply
hibernate in the cold dreary months whilst
the sun casts a slightly fainter glow than
usual, as swallows and terns lazily head
towards more appealing climates.

Snowflakes floating happily by settling on
the bare branches of the empty cold forest
dwellers creating magnificent picturesque
scenery. Skittering arctic hares tumble playfully
in the melting snow as children watch
mesmerized by their breathtaking
beauty and revel in their shared innocence.

Beauty never fades; it's in every whisper of
the trees, the sun setting over the snow
topped mountains and the sunset reflecting
upon the baby blue sea. Innocence never
fades, it's in every toddler and child using
their imaginations, in the playfulness of
the fox kit chasing his tail and the humming
birds nestling contentedly into one another
as they sigh in appreciation.

All you have to do,
is open your eyes
and look for it.

*Prompt: At least ten lines, free verse, nature.

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  • 10 years ago

    by Augastus Black

    Good poem......such true and respected words......Nicely done.

  • 11 years ago

    by Sunshine

    Very different, rich bank of words in here!
    you've kind of painted with words, it is beautiful and imaginative.
    IT is unfair not to say that it's different from the norm nature poems, as this one has its own perspective of "nature", the way you connected beauty, children, ..fox..etc..there's something smart about your combination.

    I am in love again with your closing line, you do not sum up the poem, as people usually do, instead you left a recommendation..well sort of; I love it, and I will say that this poem is a wake up call for everyone.

    with that said, I think you should take another look regarding the punctuation, especially in the starting stanza, the flow is disturbed by the lengthy sentences that would have a great rhythm if organized with punctuation...

    and "it simply" should be, "they simply" as you are referring to both "beauty and innocence" , and in this case you have to take the "s" off the end of hibernates.

    great work.

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