The beauty of a woman isn’t in the clothes she wears,

the figure that she carries, 

or the way she combs her hair.

The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes;

because that’s the doorway to her heart,

the place where loves resides.

The beauty of a woman isn’t in a facial mole;

but true beauty is reflected by her soul.

It’s the caring that she cares to give, 

the passion that she shows;

and the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows.

-Maya Angelou

Dijon

April 8, 2013