Cycles of Life
The refrain of the little birds
Breaks silence of the night
Hours of bleakness is dispelled
As on the horizon, the sun gives light
The vivid green, soon gives way
To a golden yellow leaf
Just another reminder of autumn
To hot summer days, it gives relief
The lonesome sound of the katydid
Ushers autumn to our door
Magnificent colors will appear
Painting beauty from mountain to shore
Cycles, - appear in so many ways
Various similitudes they enumerate
The brevity of life is brought into view
As on this fact, we meditate
Mankind is but a vapor or a flower
God's Word gives this metaphor
We're here today and gone tomorrow
Death is a stalking predator
The picture is not one of gloom
To those who have heeded His call
A new beginning it affords
Eternity ends the cycle for us all
Colan L Hiatt = 08-01-15
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