She walks with gentle, measured feet,
Where memories and mornings meet.
Her silver hair, a quiet crown,
Holds stories no time can weigh down.
Her hands, though lined by passing years,
Have dried a thousand silent tears.
They built, they healed, they held on tight,
And filled dark days with steady light.
Her smile is soft, yet strong and wise,
Like dawn that paints forgotten skies.
She asks for little, gives so much,
A world transformed by one warm touch.
Though age has slowed her outward pace,
It never dimmed her inner grace.
For beauty lives beyond the skin-
It shines forever from within.
So honour her with love today,
For she has lit another’s way.
An old-age woman stands so tall,
A quiet strength inspiring all.
Manasa Reddy Chichili is a poet and short story writer from Hyderabad, Telangana. Her haiku and tanka have been published in several journals, including Under the Basho, Mainichi Haiku, Awen, and Atlantean Publishing, among others. Her longer poems have also appeared in PoetryPotion, The Wise Owl, and Neccheli. Her haiku was nominated for the Touchstone Award (2025), and she has also written haiku directly in Japanese, published on haikutown.jp.
She is the author of the poetry collection A Woman’s Life in Poems, a book that explores the emotions, strength, struggles, and resilience of women through poetry.