Benefit of Age

Like children we lay in the grass,

our faces warmed by the sun,

in wonder gazing at the clouds

seeing fairy tales one by one.

We see a myriad of animals

scuttling across the blue,

our minds reverted to childhood

as years melt like dew.

Reaching out hands to little teachers

lying close by

who spirit-guide us to truths

that are hidden in the sky.

Don't wonder why grandparents

have a smile and a twinkling eye

for they learned to play once again

as the years went passing by.