I may walk a little slower

I found this in an old magazine..I don't know the author but for me it is timely

Yes, I may walk a
little slower

And old they may call
me

But I look a little
longer

At each dawn that
breaks for me

I hear a little better

At the sounds a day
can hold

I love a whole lot
longer

At the worldly births
I see unfold

I see a little clearer

What the world holds
out to me

I feel a whole lot
deeper

For another’s misery

I dream a lot more
often

Of the days that long
have past

I acknowledge
previous times

That ticks away so
fast

I hold a great deal
tighter

To loving friend’s
embrace

And OH, how I cherish
laughing children

With life’s smudges
on their faces

Yes, I may walk a
little slower

And old they may call
me

But do you know, I
see, I hear,

And I love much better

Then the young girl I used to be.

There was a time when our fingers touched
and your eyes met mine and time stood
still.

BOBBIE SOUTAR