What a beautiful thing you are
such a lovely streak of grey
running through the middle of your hair
raining down your cheek onto your shoulder
gently tickling your softly pronounced collarbone;
Remember how short it used to be not so long ago
with hair on the wrong head
a coif for the wrong body
What a beautiful thing you are today
How beautiful you really are
with your smile held in place
by lines showing both age and joy
and your aquamarine eyes that shine white heat
incandescent with life greeting the world with I love you;
Remember how you used to frown not so long ago
and grimace and worry and hate
the body beneath those sad eyes
How beautiful you really are today
Tell yourself how pretty you are
Tell yourself with a grateful heart
Tell yourself how lucky you are
Tell yourself with sparkling glee
Today you are who you are
Today you are meant to be
Today you are strong
Today you are free
My goodness look at you
and the way you carry yourself
with the grace of a princess
with the poise of an elder stateswoman
and the style of a rock and roll diva;
Remember this is the way you were always meant to be
and though the path was painful
you made it through and you glow
My goodness look at you today