She Grew In Beauty Poem by Richard (Narad) Eggenberger

She Grew in Beauty

She grew in beauty as the years
Caressed her auburn hair with grey.
In silence she the quiet one
Treasured beauty as the way
Her soul would travel and her eyes of blue
Held steadfastly an inner glow
When cancer came so suddenly
And quietly, the lethal foe
To seal her fate on earth once more.
We grew closer than the eye can see,
Our life an offering and prayer,
Our consecrated hearts to be
Given in joy and mutual care
A sanctity gained when we were wed
With peace instilled to hold no fears,
No sorrow, no uneasy dread,
United we bore the pain-filled years.