East Warrnambool's Rose Poem by Francis Duggan

With brown shoulder length wavy hair and eyes blue as ripened sloes
Years ago she was known as East Warrnambool's Rose
Before she was married back in her life's prime
The divorced grandmother showing the wear of time
Though she uses anti aging creams to smooth wrinkles away
And dyes her hair brown to cloak the silver gray
Those who knew her in her prime nowadays her would not know
She has put on weight and the years on her show
To a faithless man she was a devoted wife
But ten years ago he left her alone in life
For one many years younger some men are this way
With a faded beauty he did not wish to stay
Who would believe she was East Warrnambool's Rose
But having this said such is life one suppose.