Little Eternity 

As the years pass by her memory fades away,
The story of her youth and all the ties bind, 
But in between the happiness and sadness, 
There’s one recollection she never left behind. 

Her eyes tell a narrative with so few words, 
You'd swear you were watching it on a screen, 
The secrets of her heart whisper such a tale, 
You’d feel her emotions better than a dream. 

It’s been over six decades since that time, 
When she cradled those twins in her arms, 
The world seemed so young in those days, 
Growing up in rural areas and family farms. 

But as fate would have it she lost them both, 
Feel the heartbreak with a pause in her voice, 
Then some years later a house fire took it all, 
Her most prized possession, a portrait of her boys. 

It’s been over six decades since that time, 
No pictures or depictions of her brief maternity, 
Nothing but a cherished memory of them, 
A treasured image of their little eternity. 

Sometimes she imagines them with a smile, 
Their spirits running free, never growing old, 
Like a light that dwells deep in her heart, 
That even until this day still warms her soul.