Life Is But a Season
As winter falls into its timely slumber
Life begins with the youth of spring
Seedlings burst from beneath the ground
Anxious to begin their yearly fling
Migrating friends find their mates
While tree tops fill with birds of song
Winter’s rage will melt away
Creating rivers vast and strong
Smoke rises from a nearby chimney
Old man Johnson is baking again
The smell of coffee and sweet crumb cakes
Expends amidst this wooded glen
I remember this peaceful valley
As if it were only a moment ago
All the beauty that flourished
Is now covered by winter’s snow
I am not saddened by springs departure
All that lives is meant to perish
Only to be reborn anew
For all to love and cherish
Just as flowers bloom and then wither
I too have grown weary and weak
I have fulfilled my destiny
And now it is rest that I bespeak
My time on this earth has been wondrous
Heaven is calling and now I must leave
I ask that you embrace the life that lived
Rejoice for me and do not grieve
For just as spring will come again
If you remember me, so will I
Within your heart I will live forever
So it is never really goodbye
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