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When An Old Soul Relives Spring
Being old on the outside may look like your winter has come
But inside your heart
Spring has just begun - Peter Dome 2024.
Beneath the weathered leathery furrows
Wrinkles baggy folds and lines
Says a face lived in
And a map showing where they have been
I don't always notice the facade
After a while
But more the soul and spirit inside
I have sometimes talked to an elderly Lady
And brought the little girl inside back to life
When I ask them to tell me about their childhood
Their cheeky eyes smile and twinkle
As they look back
And suddenly I don't see an elderly Lady
But the child they were lives again
Running through the fields wind in their hair
Chasing butterflies
Under blue unblemished sunny skies
Apple scrumping and being chased
Making dasiey chains with her friends
On green meadows cheerfully
Singing and humming a pretty tune
Playing games in the school playground
Walking through and skipping down country lanes
Getting into trouble again and again
Despising boys
Playing Doctors and Nurses with their toys
The friends they had
And folk and characters they knew
No longer around
A resurrection of the spirit
A soul refreshed
A smiling warm heart
Spring
Had returned once more.
Copyright ©
Peter Dome
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