No luggage
and no baggage
this is the true gift
of calm old age--

non-essentials set aside
forgotten like an old book-page
read long ago. Buried is acrimony
vegeance, disharmony and rage--

the heart is kind and in a state of grace
love is its never-tiring message
understanding and compassion
speaks the most comforting language-

life shines in renewed light  
darkness has quietly made its passage
the years ahead hold promises
with every gladness to engage.