Lady of the Day
She absorbs me with
her eyes and that
usual wave of cheerfulness
almost makes me
fall to my knees in benediction
my thankfulness for
years of encouragement
from the slim lady of
Chinese descent pony
tail and grey-hair bonding
we’re brother and
sister in a march to aging
as we savour a
renewed world of joy
and I must hurry along
in the footsteps of
her harmony.
© 2009 Richard L. Provencher
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