A reflective and luminous poem that navigates the powerful interplay between time, resilience, and authentic self-expression. The piece opens with:

“She looks at me— thirty years of fire flickering in her skin, that glow so certain, as if wind could not touch it.” 

From there, it gracefully explores the alchemy of life’s passage—what endures, what transforms, and how the seemingly ordinary flickers with significance when we choose to notice. Ideal for readers drawn to poems that hold both quiet strength and tender revelation, “Alchemy of Living” is a celebration of living with purpose amid change.