A Certain Smile

 

It was on my regular walk, when I first saw her
with her beautiful red hair flowing in the breeze.
A lovely young girl in her teens
always happy to smile at me
and to say hello.
She was a little younger then.

Now when I see her, she has the look of a woman
and a young man holds her hand.
I saw them both walking towards me the other day
coming from the woods nearby.
His face a little flushed and her hair still lovely
but rather ruffled.

They both seemed a little self conscious
when they passed me by
and as she said hello
she seemed to look different,
as she gave me a certain smile,
something I'd not seen for a long time.