<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=390734" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Turning Back The Clock</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Each day finds me in the spotlight<br>up above my mirror hung.<br>Revealing all my blemishes, <br>which can stop me looking young.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The jaw line is not so taut now, <br>and eyelids are drooping fast.<br>I’d hoped to grow old gracefully, <br>but the job ahead is vast.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Every hour brings on wrinkles, <br>which seem to be very deep, <br>The make-up kit cannot conceal, <br>when the imperfections creep.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I dab on sheer beige foundation, <br>what’s missing is pencilled in.<br>Some rosy lips to draw the eye<br>from the flaws upon the chin.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">If I could just keep my distance, <br>the picture is not a shock.<br>A pleasant face appears and smiles, <br>bit like turning back the clock.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But in the garish light of day, <br>those age lines stand out for real.<br>For when that spotlight shines on me, <br>I so need a facial peel.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Ernestine+Northover">Ernestine Northover</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=390734" data-title="Turning Back The Clock de Ernestine Northover" data-description="Each day finds me in the spotlight up above my mirror hung. Revealing all my blemishes, which can stop me looking young. The jaw line is not so taut now, and eyelids are drooping fast. I’d hoped to grow old gracefully, but the job ahead is v..."></div> </div> </div>

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