Still Young Inside

Hands worn, warm Embracing the heart, Smiles, in eyes – twinkling Each thought, Precious gifts from one Who listens to the still, small voice The love who abides inside Where echoes of His light Silence every doubt, all fear Wrinkles, gray hair and skin, Details of a life lived, Life penciled in lines, haggard Representations of secrets Woven through the stitches Scenes assigning hope To the heart and grace To the spirit, the yearnings Dreams unfolding, imaginations Reaching beyond the hopes Into the silence of forever – always She is 7 years younger than Her mother was when she left this world, this place… pondering the rich blessings Inspirations promising, in the graying Hair, the pallid skin and painful Way knuckles crack and swell… There is the promise of eternity Even for the faded youth, the lost Dreams and the failed past… There is an eternity with Him, A Savior who makes a way Where no way has ever been known, A way – for the heart to finally come home!