Her body is older yet

look deep into her eyes

You will see a wisdom which

has been earned through

many different experiences

You see a love that goes

straight to the heart

Yet why do we sometimes

dismiss older adults in our culture?

Is it because we are afraid of getting old?

Many cultures see getting older as

something to strive for

It is only then do we

have true wisdom

As i visit my mom and

see people where she

lives who are in their eighties

and nineties, I wish each one

could have a day of celebration

for all the love and care they

have given and the perseverance

they have shown with surviving

illnesses,loss, misunderstandings

along with other thngs

This is a poem in admiration

on the men and women who are

ith their eighties, nineties and one hundred or more

Congratulations! On a life well lived!!