i watch them -

two mirror images of

living classic beauty

gracing the everyday

stage called our life.

 

timeless connection

of genetic perfection

such strength and power

in feminine posture -

two harmoniously carved bookends

to tomes filled with the adventurous spirit

that lives and breathes in and all

around them.

 

mother and daughter,

spectacular illumination

of time blessed

from generation to generation,

like two great rivers flowing

into one grand sea.

 

i stand on the shoreline,

admiring what has become

one of the greatest works

of art i've ever had the honor

to see -

 

and i pause to give thanks

that THEY are what i proudly call

my family.