DeltaWomen Magazine August 2013 Issue | Page 6

I exude serenity, A pride within me that I dared not give up, Dared not freeze or mourn; And I’m still moving on. I hear vaguely, A maiden’s melodious tune, Like Wordsworth’s Solitary Reaper, A song of ease and contentment; I smile, letting my hair, Dance with the wind; And murmur merrily, rhyming With my unknown friend; And I continue to move on. 5