Ancient Beauty

Wrought with age

Gnarled

Browned under the sun

Wrinkled by the passages of time

Life is but a memory

A fleeting beauty

But as years pass

It takes its tolls

And the knowledge that you gain

About the mysteries of the world

Embodies you

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Rock back and forth

Rock gently

And as you take my hand

You smile at me

And astound me

Yet again,

With you timeless, ancient

Beauty

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