aging

A Purposeful Beauty

oh to age
as gracefully and generously
as the wildflower

nothing
is ever too old
for the delight of ruffles

acceptance
built endurance
elegance in this new stage

the old rose
and the old barn
share an elegance of aging

time reveals
the structures behind
suppleness

it begins
at the edges
the full disclosure

the truth
of beauty
is always rearranging

age
refining and redefining
the essence

rhubarb wanes
beautiful passing
precision of fragility

the leaf’s
life story is told
in age spots and veins

wrinkles not rings
tell the secrets
of this tree’s age

In her twilight years
the old barn shelters
wind and memories.

As you hover on the edge of Spring,
your youthful summer color is long departed
and in its stead stands the eloquence of aging with grace.

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