The Mind You Keep

Now give the mind the work and care it’s earned:
a lifetime’s knowing, the judgment, the faces you love,
and yes, the name goes missing the moment you need it,
the thread slips mid-thought, the fog rolls in by afternoon.

But engage it, and the mind answers still:
attention sharpens, the sleeping paths wake,
the recall quickens, the words return with use.
So keep learning, day by day, toward a life you love.

The mind you engage is the mind that stays your own,
keep it lit for the crowning years ahead.