ESSENCE OF BEAUTY

Graceful aging maiden
Never once thought too old
Wrinkles express her agony
A female's voyage untold.

The beauty of her spirit
Freshness of the scars
Stories of a fruitful life
Rendered from a far.

Pureness of her heart
Golden as it may be
Evident display of compassion
Extraordinary is she.

Mother of forgiveness
Being of purity
She is like no other
Essence of her beauty.
                                R.Zawi '00

R.Zawi '98

*This poem can be seen as a poem for a mother or a female loved one.  Certainly my wonderful mother.  This poem is dedicated to her and for all the sacrafices she made to ensure our happiness in life.  God bless her.  By the way, the pencil drawing on the side was done by me and it is not a portrait of my mother.