Triveni Journal
1927 | 11,233,916 words
Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....
THE WORLD OF BEAUTIEStc "Â Â Â Â THE WORLD OF BEAUTIES"
Times were when a beautiful face
Bore charm like a million stars, and a figure
Decently exposed could preface
a glorious triumph, staying so for ever
in memory and desire. No more.
They all come tall, you need now-a-days
a ladder for eye-to eye gaze. All that you praise
is gilt, not gold. Beauty is skin-deep,
so dig and see, they say. The candidates keep
stock answers. There are baskets to choose:
The weak, the poor, the screw-loose,
and AIDS for a start. And that gentle talk
with accent, style and gesture to knock
you out, is part of the pracice, the smile,
half-cocked, ever ready, that soft and docile
pose too. Remember to coo words out,
forget not for a moment how you pout.
Schools to teach and coach complete,
no contest till the course you complete.
Develop clever props, those beauty-shops
do a wonderful job, they know the ropes
that raise your hopes. Artificial drops
fill the mist of innocence in your eyes.
Intelligence be oral, not cerebral.
Beauty contests have a new moral:
Uncut diamonds can’t glitter, or better
the expert cutters fetch you the twitter
and the lactics. Synthetics in body and mind
leave face-figure naturals far behind.
The shy gold-flame of an oil-lamp
is passe, acquire the artificial neon-stamp.