Seasons of Life and Death

A short poem about the seasons and their connection to life; uses trees as the basis.

Hazy distances of soft-blown trees
Swaying in symbiotic tune
Embracing the warm rays
Trickling down it’s orating arms
Learning to live off the land
Teaching the young of what’s to come

Silent cold breezes come filtering in
Blanketing the orating arms with shivering sensations
Stiffening poses in motion
Embracing the cool wind
Teaching the old how to die

Dancing leaves say their goodbyes
Falling down a gradient of sky
Friends, family, and partners alike are lost forever
Yet in vain, they live in the soil
Decomposed by trickling water
Bringing their children to life

Soft-blown breezes, mixes warm and cold
Embracing the barren bark
Melting the crystallized snow
Delivering a new birth
Teaching the new what’s to come
Starting all over with wisdom left behind
All cycled in a natural process
Of life and death