While she covered her face the next time he saw her,

He recognised her instantly

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It was never her face he couldn’t stop looking at

It was the radiance around her:

The way she spoke

The way she laughed

The way she looked at him when he spoke

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She could cover her whole body, if she wished, and he would still recognise her from afar

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It’s the way she carries herself

Knowing that God resides in her

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The years may age her skin

The age may soften her look

But that loving look in her eyes never disappeared

And while she refrained from lifting her head up

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He saw her smile