.
She moves
slower than she used to,
and she can’t work as hard
as she has her whole life.
Maybe she gets tired
just a little faster,
and maybe she ends her day
with a little wine.
.
Time goes on,
and she just keeps on going.
Day to day,
an hour at a time.
So many folks
that meant
the most to her
are already gone from this life.
.
But she still smiles
at the flowers
in her garden.
She still smiles
when her kids stop by.
She still smiles
at the sunshine
in the morning,
and the rain,
and the snow
comes in time;
and she still smiles.
.
She helps everyone
and asks the world for nothing,
except that maybe folks would know
a little less pain.
Her whole life has been spent
helping others,
and when hard times come her way,
she don’t complain.
.
Now she’s done
with all the work
and all the hardships.
I pray to God
she gets to live her days in peace,
and leave all of the sadness
and the sorrow
in the past
and live her life
just how she’d please.
.
I want her to smile.
.
.
HG – 2020
