The Ladies of Arlington
 

 Each and every day the women of Arlington gather,

Each one determined to make the most of their day,

Not a day goes by they do not greet one another,

Each one has their defining strength and their own personality.
 


They are hard working women, showing their signs of age,

Yet each one displays the exquisiteness in their loving soul,

They share a smile with one another,

They share the compassion born in their hearts.
 



Each has their own tribulations,

Yet they face each opposition with great grandeur,

Offering up a shoulder to lean on,

And words of sincerity and belief are their gifts to one another.

Two of them are married with growing families,

One of them struggles to care for hers,

The remaining one keeps her relationship to herself,

Yet they can each relate to one another.



Sharing a cup of coffee is the familiarity among two,

Tea soothes the others,

Each bring to the table their own specialty,

And yet sharing is as common as the sun rising.
 


Between them they share a couple of centuries plus,

Collective knowledge to pass on,

Compassion to allocate to the future,

They have one exceptional factor;

their differences have brought them together.

Yes, the ladies of Arlington are unique,

Each will have been better for simply knowing one another.

Each of them know,

Trust once pawned can never be redeemed.



 

A Lady Forever

Gale Hernandez

© June 2005