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March 15, 2010
By ABrownieC BRONZE, Woodbury, New York
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&quot;You must be the change you wish to see in the world.&quot;<br /> -Mahatma Gandhi

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Beauty is love, from the heart
Beauty is love, from a mother
Beauty is love, to live for another
Beauty is love, to give happiness to each other

Beauty is family, life’s greatest blessing
Beauty is family, being with your loved ones
Beauty is family, like a forest of trees
Beauty is family, hugging and feeling free

Beauty is character, it’s who you are
Beauty is character, nice or mean
Beauty is character, messy or clean
Beauty is character; it’s how you’re seen

Beauty is dreaming, reaching for the stars
Beauty is dreaming, using imagination
Beauty is dreaming, the biggest motivation
Beauty is dreaming, creating inspiration

The author's comments:
I was inspired to do this piece from another writing contest for English class. It was submitted but did not get through. I was surprised, because what I felt was something deep. how beauty isn't necessarily something that is on the outside. It could be family, love, character, and dreaming. I hope that people will understand the true meaning of beauty, and stop judging others by what is on the outside, such as: race, facial features, and materialistic things. I want people to be able to see the beauty of people on the inside.
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XnoXotherXexit said...
on Jul. 19 2010 at 10:25 am
I think that this is interesting.  Your use of rhyme pattern is pretty cliche.  But the repetition of the first "beauty is..." line was very clever pertaining to the topic.  The structure and order of the love, family, character, and dreaming were very well organized.  It definitely is true to life.  Great job
ABrownieC BRONZE said...
on Apr. 6 2010 at 4:25 pm
ABrownieC BRONZE, Woodbury, New York
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thanx!  That was what i was going for!  It is exactly what I was trying to get through to the reader, and I guess it worked!!!!!!!
ABrownieC BRONZE said...
on Apr. 6 2010 at 4:24 pm
ABrownieC BRONZE, Woodbury, New York
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THANKS EVERYONE SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS!  THEY MEAN A LOT!  I HOPE YOU HAVE TAKEN A GOOD MESSAGE FROM MY POETRY!
mooomoooo said...
on Apr. 6 2010 at 4:24 pm
it has a great meaning of love beutty and who u r as a person
ABrownieC BRONZE said...
on Apr. 6 2010 at 4:24 pm
ABrownieC BRONZE, Woodbury, New York
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thanx for the support!
PopTart90 said...
on Apr. 6 2010 at 4:13 pm
i agree.  it is SO true, in this society we liv in 2day.  Ppl only judge others by wha tis on the outside.  and i luved the ending.  it was vry pretty!  more true works like this can change the world!
AjRoCkS said...
on Apr. 6 2010 at 4:10 pm
This is different, yet interesting.  nice job
ABrownieC BRONZE said...
on Apr. 6 2010 at 2:46 pm
ABrownieC BRONZE, Woodbury, New York
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Thanx a lot!!!
milly said...
on Apr. 6 2010 at 2:45 pm
I think its really meaningful. I like it. Keep it up!
ABrownieC BRONZE said...
on Apr. 6 2010 at 2:36 pm
ABrownieC BRONZE, Woodbury, New York
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Thanx so much!  I'm glad you liked it.  I thought pretty hard about this one, and I created it.  And tell your class I hope they learn something from this!!!
ABrownieC BRONZE said...
on Apr. 6 2010 at 2:35 pm
ABrownieC BRONZE, Woodbury, New York
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&quot;You must be the change you wish to see in the world.&quot;<br /> -Mahatma Gandhi

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Thanx!!  I really want people to feel that beauty is more than just what is on the outside!  This poem may be considered a bit amateur, but the meaning behind it is what I focused on!!
HPluvrxoxo said...
on Apr. 6 2010 at 2:32 pm
this is rly nice.  i like the theme for it.  i especially like the character and dreaming stanzas.  it is a very "beautiful" piece. :P
SG123456 said...
on Apr. 6 2010 at 2:29 pm

I think this is really beautiful.  You really exhibited an honest piece of poetry, and i agree with your thoughts on "beauty".  Thank you somuch for posting this!  I will share it with my class