‘All that glitters is not gold! ’ <br />Yet it is believed and often told, <br />That ‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever’, <br />Then why does a beautiful woman need to be clever? <br /> <br />For the lovely Lida, Lord Zeus turned into a swan, <br />Consequently, the beautiful Helen was born. <br />She became the cause of the Trojan war, <br />Alas! The great Greek men thought she was worth dying for. <br /> <br />Cleopatra had all the mighty Romans at her feet, <br />For Beauty’s sake poor Honour has often acceded defeat. <br />Then why should ‘A Beauty’ bother her brain? <br />After all she’ll get everything without any toil or pain. <br /> <br />Oh! Heartless cynic dost thou know? <br />How hard it is, to get that galvanizing glow? <br />A nymph like frame, is not easy to maintain, <br />To look beautiful, ‘The Beauty’ has to use her brain. <br /> <br />Hunger and temptation, she willfully desists, <br />Exposure to the sun, she judiciously resists. <br />Carefully, she observes every facet of fashion, <br />Exercising is her biggest passion. <br /> <br />Alas! She cannot always look like a mermaid, <br />With time, beauty does fade. <br />So, of her life, she takes the responsibility, <br />Nourishes her mind and polishes her personality. <br /> <br />It is written in accounts, authored by wise men, <br />That Helen and Cleopatra were both interesting and intelligent women. <br />‘The Beauty’ has now trespassed, the former male domain, <br />So the desperate dotard decries the 'Beauty’ who uses her brain! ’<br /><br />Supriya Prathapan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/beauty-and-brains/
