It is not just looks

When one is young - a green horn, or a green salad -
one goes for looks when looking for a love interest,
but when one has blossomed and aged and experienced -
one realises that it is not looks but character that counts...

For looks can change, and looks can deceive -
but a person's character is a more stable guide,
for it shows when love can be steadfast and true -
in the quest for true love, in the quest for endurance...
and it is the character that determines how much to give -
or how little to receive; how to love, and how to sooth...
and it is the character that knows the depth of sacrifice -
and would willingly do it - for the intensity of its love...

So, i'll rather have a man of character who loves -
than one with great looks, but a heart of stone...