Ageing With Grace

When she was younger a long time ago Long before time itself became her foe She was one of the young beauties of the town Back then her wavy hair was nugget brown She lives on her own never was anyone's wife Her only offspring her son in his early twenties lost his life In a work related accident he was twenty one years Memories of him still does move her to tears In her mid seventies her shoulder length hair silver gray For one of her years she looks and feels physically okay The beauty of youth with anyone does not stay As the years go by it slowly fades away In her one bedroom flat growing old on her own Of life's deepest sorrows she is one who has known One who is ageing in a graceful way When out walking to anyone she knows she smiles and says good day A very nice person and quite helpful indeed Always willing to help anyone of helping in need Despite age wrinkles she does have a beautiful face And she is a woman who is ageing with grace.