Day Dreamer

Within your ancient eyes the world is held;

Time etched within memories;

Echoes recalling a past that momentarily yields;

Eyes glaze over as you recount the stories

Of loss, pain, and happiness.

The creases in your skin conceal

What was once the uncontested beauty of youth;

Gone are the days of dancing and glamour;

Filled with history and lessons of the heart that now soothe;

For here are days held in the waning sunlight;

Each a challenge and a test of will and insight.

The soul continues ever growing,even as life begins to still;

The day dream ends as the past memories stop flowing;

Suddenly realizing you are once again here.