[Soft*Silver]

I am now 67 1/2. Remember when you were young and half a year was so important to claim? “ I’m 8 1/2 years old!” lol
Today I noticed that I have crepe’ skin on my arms for the first time. Up until now my flesh was smooth on my limbs and my body. The only signs of aging were around my eyes, more lines than smile lines nowadays up there. Tonight as I was watching a show I reached for something and I noticed the crêpe in the folds of my arm. When I was a child and I saw my older relatives, I’m marveled at the crêpe skin of theirs. I loved the texture! How could skin honeycomb in such a relaxed way? I found it beautiful, like the ripples in the water when you throw a stone with it. And now I have some for myself!
My silver hair is so beautiful! I get so many compliments about it. I’ve cut it short and when the light hits it now, it’s like sun on steel.
I also have the aches and pains of aging, but I have the glory of it too. Everything is so settled, and in its quiteness, It’s so bright! like snow on an early winter morning when the world around you is just beginning…