in all the pages time has written in my life
i find no need to alter even a word
i’ve learnt to make my peace with strife
because my prayers have been duly heard

the smiles i asked for may not be the same
as i had intended them to be
but in a healthy measure they quietly came
bringing you just as quietly to me

love in novels is all very fine
but the love time has brought to me
is the one that transcends time
even while living in quiet reality.