SEASONS OF LIFE

The vernal season approaches

Bearing new lives,

In spring, a flower blooms 

And an infant thrives.

It lives its life with 

Such hope and ambition,

So eager to grow up 

And then the seasons turn.

Adulthood ensues with 

A burning passion to conquer,

Heat waves of struggle 

Announce the arrival of summer.

Endless avenues to explore 

And chances to be taken but,

The prime of life is lost 

In search of warmth and comfort.

Blissful rain then soothes 

The shame of failures and sin

Of youth as the monsoon 

Washes away the fire within.

Livelihood now sound and secure, 

Much like personal life,

Outside of the occasional rainstorm 

Of midlife strife.

Once again the biome goes dormant, 

Foreboding the end,

When comes forth autumn 

Which commences the ascend.

Physique now well past its prime, 

Threatens to fall apart,

Identical to the dried leaves 

That fall at the seasons’ start.

Often cold and cruel yet 

Somehow peaceful and pleasant,

Winter carries the nostalgia 

Of past along with the present.

Seasons of life flash before the eyes 

As the body grows stiff,

Reminiscing over a compelling life 

Of contentment and grief.