Dementia

In her eyes I see, a faded memory
   of days gone by, days awry.
Yet memories still, a life fulfilled
   she held hope, cared to cope.
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Hands so frail, but without fail
   she smiles, all the while.
For in her He dwells, without fail
   through purity.  ...Her security.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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June 5, 2016 at 8:57 PM
sweet poem.
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