She Rises, Unyielding

by Crystal Andrus Morissette

At forty and beyond, she stands tall,
With wisdom in her eyes and stories that call.
She carries the weight of battles won,
Yet, her journey is far from done.

They whisper of torches passed along,
But she lights her own fire, fierce and strong.
Her spirit, a river, deep and wide,
Flowing with dreams she’ll no longer hide.

She’s not here to fade, to shrink away,
But to embrace the dawn of a bolder day.
Her heart, a compass pointing true,
To paths untraveled, to skies of blue.

In the mirror, she sees not age,
But a woman ready to turn the page.
For this is her time, her story to tell,
A saga of strength, where she’ll always excel.

She is the sun in her own sky,
Rising higher, refusing to comply
With the world’s demand to dim her light,
She burns brighter, a beacon in the night.

Let them say she’s past her prime,
She knows this is her golden time.
For every year, she gathers grace,
With every step, she finds her place.

She’ll not pass the torch, nor dim her flame,
For this is the era she’ll proudly claim.
A woman of courage, of love, and might,
Her future is limitless, burning bright.