Her lips are always in a smile
Her laughter rings like bells,
Her walk is lite and airy while
With movements grace fortells.

I watch her mingle in the crowd
And spread her joy around
I see her lift her head so proud
When duty's call is found.

How can sadness reach her heart
Where happiness is king
How can a tear drop ever start
In eyes fairly gleam.

And yet I know that fate has dealt
Her hard and cruel blows
That flaming fires her soul has melt
Where sadness only grows.

Her steps have fallen off the path
And stones have gathered fast
And what will be the aftermath
Of such a darkened past.

But still she keeps on going
Where many would turn back
Her eyes search out the glowing
Hope of the future's burning track.

She'll reach her destiny I know
Tho she may fall again
For she gains strength from every blow
And her sun shines through the rain.

Then when death halts her movements
She'll have reached the golden shore
For she'll have repented all those moments
And her soul will rest once more.

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