I hope you get to be as old as me.
To soak in many golden moments;
To see the world from wrinkled eyes.
To experience profound loves;
And witness:
Natural, awestruck happenstances.
To stop and take in all the sounds,
And then, listen to the quiet;
Appreciating the solitude.
When you are as old as me,
Use time as your pay check.
Indulge in the presence of leisure.
As you dance to a slower pace
Savor all of your movements,
The gestures of your soul.
Let the time ebb and flow.
Like sleepy laps of the ocean,
Drawing you towards shore.