Mahogany Hearts

Sun glows on mahogany hearts,

bent, searching for a reason,

to lift their chins and smile.

Ever ready, to embrace

each moment life lends them

and make it larger, stronger.

Dusk falls on mahogany hearts,

and their eyes close in slumber,

 as energy fades and smiles dim,

leaving far behind youth's peace,

but renewing spirits as bright

as morning sun's rise.

Friends, soul and spirits matched,

misty mahogany aura's blended

as time solidifies them into

burnished, mahogany hearts.

© 2009 Tamera Dobbins