Beauty That Is Never Old Poem by James Weldon Johnson
Beauty That Is Never Old
When buffeted and beaten by life's storms,
When by the bitter cares of life oppressed,
I want no surer haven than your arms,
I want no sweeter heaven than your breast.
When over my life's way there falls the blight
Of sunless days, and nights of starless skies;
Enough for me, the calm and steadfast light
That softly shines within your loving eyes.
The world, for me, and all the world can hold
Is circled by your arms; for me there lies,
Within the lights and shadows of your eyes,
The only beauty that is never old.
Where vanity is replaced with wrinkles and sagging skin, Johnson presents a portrayal of lasting beauty infused with love magnified over time.
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Love expressed so delicately, beautifully, deeply. An unforgettable, lasting, great and tender homage for tr
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10/5/2024 4:40:02 PM # 1.0.0.1119
Such a most beautiful poem, tenderly described and yet the reality, what real life is like outside it (the racial discrimination in his life and that especially in his time (1871 and until he died in 1938) and yet he can fall back on the love he has in his marriage, the true love for his wife, BEAUTY That IS NEVER OLD so true! .During his life he had most worthy jobs as one of the first African-American professors at the New York University. WOW!