The Seasons Of Life Poem by Arti Chopra

Life has its four seasons
Each season well defined
Once lived, they don't return
Progressive and well timed

Spring is likened to our envied youth,
A new life like new leaves, takes birth
Formative years, moulded by nurture and love
Memories of home and hearth

Summer begins in the teenage years
Years where values are formed
Environment and upbringing
Fashionthe complete person
With fresh beauty we are adorned

Autumn brings with it
Years of experience
The highs and lows of life,
Bonding of family, love enshrined
Togetherness of husband and wife

And then comes the winter
the last few years,
Where the body slows down with age,
Shrivelled and bare, devoid of sap
But calm and wise and sage

And through all these four seasons
God walks with us
Unseen but always there,
Holding our hand through thick and thin
Listening to our every prayer

Time to go back to dust
Which we are
Our souls with God unite,
To know we will wake to a fresh new dawn
After a peaceful sleep of night