Magpie Tales, has the above picture by Daniel Murtagh as a prompt.
As is my want, I have framed it.
I am still playing with Herrick's Stanzas.
A Sweet Divinity
There is a sweet divinity seen in the naked form;
An image that nature endows that’s comforting and warm.
And yet —
What far too many forget
Is how stressing the outer sheath
Of open femininity
Ignores the heart beneath.
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© J Cosmo Newbery 2013
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I totally agree with you! And as a mum to a young daughter it's an uphill struggle trying to undo the messages of the media about the female body.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree with the poem more.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely ... the world looks at the outer beauty, ignoring the heart and soul !!!
ReplyDeleteAmen.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully perceptive...
ReplyDeleteLovely poem ...
ReplyDeleteTotally different angle than the others I've been reading. I really like this.
ReplyDeleteTina @ Life is Good
http://kmdlifeisgood.blogspot.com/
Its so btfl :)
ReplyDeleteLovely.
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
Wonderful. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteSo beautifully written dear J Cosmo, so often the heart that lies beneath is forgotten.
ReplyDeletexoxoxo ♡
Heart, mind and soul!
ReplyDeletexxx
True...beautiful poem
ReplyDeleteEasy to judge someone or be attracted by just the surface but it is what's underneath that is of lasting importance.
ReplyDeleteAnd never judge a book by its cover eh!
ReplyDeletevery true words.
ReplyDeleteOh yes! One must be loyal to one's own heart!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous bit of writing...
ReplyDeleteblushing beautiful and so perfectly true.
ReplyDeleteThis is so true!
ReplyDeleteSo well said.
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