Startled

I saw a woman full of seeking today;

she sought through her smile:

upbeat, friendly,

all those attributes of goddess.

 

Perhaps age will fade her vision,

tribulation cool her enthusiasm.

 

Day melts into night,

night into day,

year follows year:

will youth find its way through?

 

Youth has much to learn,

yet less than most to unlearn,

for her smile rises from a pure heart.

 

Amen to cheerful givers,

to those who meet and greet:

filling the cups of all who come,

filling their hearts,

enkindling a flame.

 

Startled indeed.

Done