At Poetic Asides, we’re still writing a Poem A Day. Today’s theme? Metamorphosis. I promised Robert, no cockroaches!
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Someone once said, “Before you’re 30, you look like what God made you. After 30, you look like what YOU made you.”
THE DEEPEST FURROW
Can’t outrun the clock
It chimes, it chisels
upon our rocks of ages
our faces, once smooth
Now grooved with memories
of roaring laughter
and mysterious fears,
tears settle in grooves
then follow the trail
downward toward the heart
Crow’s feet from laughing
from smoking
from squinting
from shouting about
how life isn’t what you’d planned
Face placid, etched like acid,
smile lines betray
black Irish humor
that finds even the horrific
a bit funny, given time
The deep Rushmorian crack
by the right eyebrow
was the first divorce
And the brand-new dimple
next to the smile line that’s
next to the other smile line?
It seemed to appear after
talking about politics
with my dear chum today
© 2010 Amy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little Pencil
Sharp Little Pencil 
Kellie Elmore
lol love the quote at the beginning! as always this is superb penning from u! fantastic!
also… your interview will be posted on the22nd of this month! 🙂 Hope u will stop back by 🙂
Love,
Kellie
Sharp Little Pencil
THanks so much, Kellie. I’ll stop by after writing this and mark my calendar. Guess what? My blog was highlighted as “Blog of the Week” with a very nice write-up by Robert Lloyd himself! Not bragging, just knowing you will smile with me… thanks so much for all you do!! 🙂 Love, Amy
pamela
Amy,
This is fantastic. Our faces do portray our lives.
It reminds me of my favourite quote by Honore de Bazac
“The habits of life form the soul, and the soul forms the countenance.”
Pamela
Sharp Little Pencil
Balzac! Wow, great quote. I’ll add it to my running list of good ones. I actually have a file in my computer for that!
And judging by your face, you will be forever young, hon. Amy