Walking with you

I will walk with you
I will walk at your pace
if you stumble
I will put out my hand
If you fall
I will rest with you
until you stand

This journey you are on
is your journey
I am also on mine
I will not carry you
We have our own strength
you will find the spirit
to carry yourself on

The simple act of noticing

Noticing is so important
trust and be open
notice truth
notice genuineness
notice love
notice a real smile
and smile back
listen and be kind
listen and say hello
strangers are friends
friends need not be
strangers
be yourself
be free

Signs of age

Delicate soft movements

photos newly collected

gently caressed.

Age and frailty

creeping in to

bones and skin

eyes softly fading

her sighs whisper

signs of times past 

and her time

still to come