Written September 28 2026 for contest Five Perspectives sponsor Margarita Lillico
At age five I like to run and play In the light of a southern sunny day I ate honeysuckle enjoying the taste Playing in the dirt mud pies I baked At 15 what matters to poetic teen Clothes goals and fashion dreams I was quite proud of my pop band We wrote songs we sang we danced At 30 what mattered to me the most Creating better life as a mom you know Working full time and in college too Keeping my son in best homes and schools And then at 50 I was confident in self No longer worried about lack of wealth Having lived through some dark times This was the age I renewed my mind What may matter at age of seventy Is life going on as I live it in peace The pitter patter of grandkids feet Retired but inspired to love family What matters at each life stage Is that I live life love and pray To wake up is a blessing each day To die well is the last thing you face
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