She chuckled as her body crumbled back to its dust,

she chuckled as her breath grew heavy & weak,

she chuckled as she succumbed to the "indignities of old age,"

her legs gave out,

her organs lost capacity,

her heart became erratic,

but her love expanded & expanded & expanded,

lighting up the room,

lighting up our lives,

we sat in her glow

& let go.

Eventually,

many many years later

we chuckled with her,

& said to each other,

"Ahhh, this is how it's done,

this is peace."