Fair and Lovely

by Padmaja Iyengar-Paddy

Let’s get over the silly obsession
For beauty and a fair complexion.
To get a fair and lovely face
Here are some simple ways...

Banish all thoughts petty and mean
With a sensitive heart and mind clean.
As doubts and negativity go fleeing
Our face reflects a new human being.

As good thoughts and feelings spring,
They on our face mellowness bring,
That makes our appearance gentle,
That’s reflection of a glow mental.

The goodness of mind and heart
Plays a very important part
In making one fair and lovely
And giving a demeanour lively!

So throw away all those creams,
That sell unreal fairness dreams.
Let positive thoughts and feelings flow
To give the face a calm and serene glow!

20-Nov-2013

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Comments on this Poem

Thanks Mohiniji for your generous prasie. The standard of this poem has indeed been enhanced by the great pic of Ma Saraswati uploaded by Aparnaji.

Padmaja Iyengar
22-Nov-2013 05:21 AM

Padmaja lovely poem...loved it ..so very true inner beauty gives more glow on face than anything else. The image is so beautiful and lovely just cant take away my eyes from it. Thanks Padmaja for wonderful poem . Thanks Aparnajee for sharing this wonderful image which has given delight to soul.

Mohini Gurav
21-Nov-2013 22:11 PM

Glad you loved the image, Padmaja Ji

It is the image of Ma Saraswati :-)

alwaysaparna
21-Nov-2013 06:21 AM

Thank you very, very much Ru, Kulbir and Dr. Mallick for your generous words of appreciation. These thoughts were my safety valve against a barrage of epithets that stuck with me since my school days of 'Blackie', 'Kali Madrasan' (studied in a Maharashtrian School at Nagpur) and of course 'Fatso'...!!! But my own sense of humour always made me laugh these comments off...As I used turn and ask the boys 'So, bloody what, man?"

Thanks Aparnaji for the most beautiful and apt pic! Loved it.

Padmaja Iyengar
20-Nov-2013 23:39 PM

Keep smiling and showering positivity even in adversity!

madathilnair
20-Nov-2013 19:15 PM

I see a flawless moon on your face, Padmaja. Nice thoughts!

Kumarendra Mallick
20-Nov-2013 12:03 PM

Padmaja,

Thanks - from inner beauty flows outer beauty!

Kulbir
20-Nov-2013 11:16 AM

mind blowing..what an awesome image too..

Rupradha
20-Nov-2013 11:04 AM