Once she wore
soft velvet skin,
made for touching
and all-night loving.

Hard work to make a living.
Tender affections giving,
suckling children,
and taking care of them;
She did it with love,

but time took
her once
supple yet soft skin,
and in aging
weathered it
till it was leathered
though still tethered
to her gentle heart.

Youthful vigor,
changed to
aged wisdom,
and anyone around
was greatly gifted
with the words
she gave them.

Till, the wheel eternal
took her energy,
and every cell and molecule
was given back to
nature’s majesty.