Silver Linings

Through disaster she stops her piningThere may just be a silver lining Her lifeblood no longer quickly drainsFrom her old and deep and weary veins No longer does it hurt to breatheNo smoggy air to make her wheeze Regaining sight and through the tearsShe hadn’t seen the stars for years Skin once wrinkled begins to healAnd younger she begins to feel For a while, she thinks, it will be easierAs Mother Nature sits and takes a breather…