Along Life's Way

Somewhere along life's way the truthgathers up innocence, then youthfalls easy prey to changeless waysno one can thwart or trick or faze Naivety, once stupid blissis wizened by Time's surly kissthrough lessons, futile to refute.Life's teacher is a patient brute ...chasing seasons through hasting yearswhile doling out laughter and tears in ways not unlike days of yoreas truth takes us on its grand tour of Herculean leaps and boundswhile its fearless finesse confoundsanswers once slick and full of prosecut to the quick by knockout blows/no's   where everybody is fair gameand no one can exemption claimwhen it comes to proving the truththat starts with Innocence, then youth With subtle ease the seasons turnno one too young or old to learnto love, to hope in God, to prayAnd bless someone along life's way Janet Martin