Though poorly dressed she’s clean and neat. <br /> She has a smile for everyone <br />She doesn’t live on easy street <br />but looks as though she might have done. <br />At some time in her hidden past <br />.She still retains her dignity <br /> and holds to values which will last <br />Faces the world confidently <br />She has known wealth and poverty <br /> and sees them both for what they are. <br />Impermanent, temporary <br />Which she will not allow to mar. <br />Her inborn sense of her own worth <br /> A lady still but down to earth. <br /> <br />14-Oct-07<br /><br />ivor or ivor.e hogg<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/quality-tells-for-m-lady-ernestine/
