The Tragedy of the Commons

"Natural resources are a common heritage to be nurtured, not a finder's keepers to be
plundered." David Satterlee

Poem: You Are So Beautiful

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You Are So Beautiful

Life Will Get You in the End:
Short Stories by David Satterlee

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Short stories by David Satterlee

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A young man (still without a girlfriend) reminds himself that loveliness is more than skin-deep and must still be appreciated... even when beauty fades.

You Are So Beautiful

The secret of true natural beauty

Is more than being born a cutie.

The joy that rises from within

Imparts a wondrous glow to skin.

That smile that wrinkles up your eyes

Leaves signs of joy I’d not revise.

No makeup serves to hide the truth

That you no longer are a youth,

But loving knows to kindly see

The fullness of all you can be —

The quiet goodness of your heart —

The beauty that will not depart.