I am privileged
To watch youth fade.
I am blessed,
To count the whispers of gray
That wave.
May I be privileged
To taste the wisdom on temples,
Hold the gentleness
Of fingers,
Love the layers of years
Within you.
©2022 Mary Grace van der Kroef

I am privileged
To watch youth fade.
I am blessed,
To count the whispers of gray
That wave.
May I be privileged
To taste the wisdom on temples,
Hold the gentleness
Of fingers,
Love the layers of years
Within you.
©2022 Mary Grace van der Kroef
