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A Heart That Does Not Grow Old

This poem gently expresses a quiet determination to grow older without allowing the heart to age. While acknowledging the physical changes that come with time, it speaks of the sustaining power of gratitude toward family, love for children and grandchildren, compassion for society, and a continuing desire to learn. Aging is not only decline but also a time to savor the richness of life more deeply. Within the calm rhythms of everyday life, the poem conveys the wish to keep the spirit youthful while moving forward through the later seasons of life.


“A Heart That Does Not Grow Old”

 

A life that keeps walking without stopping.

Being healthy brought joy to my daughters as well.

I see the signs of age, resisting them yet accepting them.

 

There are moments when the body’s changes feel frustrating.

From here on, I want to live happily with my family.

Caring for one another, living modestly—

I want to live without letting my heart grow old.

 

The many events of the past are the soil of life.

The deep kindness of my daughters has been my treasure.

While feeling the pain of how hard life can be in this world,

while feeling anger toward injustice,

I send my encouragement to the young who live today.

 

I want to keep a clear and open heart.

I want to live with a sense of calm spaciousness.

I want to live with a joyful spirit.

 

To fill my heart with the desire to know.

To fill my heart with the fresh wind of life.

To fill my heart with love for my daughters and grandchildren.

So that I may live my true self,

I will live on—

with a heart that does not grow old.

 

 

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