Winter Season of Life
Winter Season of Life
The brevity of the night aches
My pain is cold and empty
Long are the nights alone with suffering
Before me is a path only I can travel
I lift my arms to you oh God in praise
As a small child you have always carried me
Through fires engulfed in your powerful love
As a visible extension of my Fathers grace
Death is a destiny that no one likes to speak of
Pain has a way of forcing a spirit down to its lowest ebb
It garbles the mind torturing the soul of the one who bears it
There is pain in life as well as joy, love and happiness
Death renders sorrow of loss; during the winter of life
Birth is your spring youth becomes your summer
Autumn is your adulthood into the cycles of life
These seasons keep the earth majestically growing
Make every season devoted to helping others grow
In the perpetual legacy of heritage we leave behind
A map of do’s and don’ts to bring success to our heirs
That will carry on long after we are gone
The sting of death resides with the survivors left behind
Grieving is part of life’s heartbeat, although it is bitter
The appointment is unavoidable and a necessary event
For the rebirth of all things to come
Remember…
Loved ones live on through
Our memories
Carole Cookie Arnold
March 2011
Copyright © Carole Cookie Arnold | Year Posted 2011
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