Perfection seems to be the latest trend.
A quest that some will follow to no end.
We paint our nails we cut and dye our hair;
Fill closets up with clothes we’ll never wear.
Some spend their waking hours at the gym,
To make less perfect bodies toned and trim,
While others opt for plastic surgery -
A nip a tuck - new looks come easily.
Cosmetics line the shelves of every store.
We own them all but, yet, we’ll buy some more
And hope they’ll do all that they promise to.
But as for beauty, we don’t have a clue.
Perfection is not found in fairest face or flawless skin
But rather in true beauty radiating from within.
A contest entry
- Something In Rhyme by Deceits Tears.
950 points, ended May 11, 2008, 8 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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Flawless, Ruth! Your rhyme is perfect and this poem flows from start to finish. Great job and congrats on the HM.
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Superb! Handle ably and with flawless rhyme. My only disagreement is with the word "tone." I believe it should be "toned," right? And guess what? The change won't hurt the rhyme! You are so lucky! (Assuming of course that I'm right AND that you make the change! Ha!) Great job! Yours - ocerus
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Well Done, Your words say It all, Nice one, thankyou for your entry
Good Luck In the contest
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Very nicely done Ruth
Glad to see you are getting busy on the AP again. Missed reading your poems regularly as perfect as they were...
Jim
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Nice to read your work again my friend.Strange this perfection thing I have it without any of the trouble of striving for it ( OK Kidding) in all honesty i feel sorry for the fairer sex having to feel the need to strive for such standard.Alway love my ladies as nature created them.
As always a wonderful piece of work from your pen Al the very best in the contest
Now how about popping over an doing a piece for me?
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Love the easy rhyme and flow. Very well done!
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Read this, and immediately went to clean out my top dresser drawer. *
* It's so true! Love your rhyme and flow, this poem radiated a beauty all its own.
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