To My First Beard Poem by Samuel Oluwatobi Olatunji

To My First Beard

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Gradually they appeared
Tiny lustre black diamonds on my chin
A ne plus ultra of God's divine beauty on man
They appeared like the dark silken hair of a beautiful maiden
And they won my heart's medal
They're like the naive hair of a newly born
So beautiful that my mirror became my eyes
I appellated them My Black Beauties
An adornment of facial handsomeness
A hallmark of admiration; noticed and envied by many
They made young ladies to wonder in lust or maybe love
My aesthetic Black Beauties; so adoring and alluring
Stunningly curled up like glossy black thread
A signal of growth, maturity and responsibility
Adulations to the Eternal Potter for a job well done.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
I dedicate this poem to every teenage boy and bearded man.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Michael Oliver 01 June 2013

You capture more than those first few bristles here - i think this is a skilled piece of evocative writing much.. I like its ace and feel very. thankyou

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Michael Oliver 01 June 2013

You capture more than those first few bristles here - i think this is a skilled piece of evocative writing much.. I like its ace and feel very. thankyou

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Melody Thaila Kuku 03 May 2013

A very lovely Ode to a guy's first beard. I love the use of simile and metaphor. A lovely poem in all!

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