Seasons

 

Swallowing wheat crackers and a bottle of water;

 Where once it was whiskey and blue acid blotters;

 Where once it was sticky warm cookies and milk.

Life moves in seasons of clarity and filth.

 

Hugging sweet children and reading in bed;

Where once it was dancing and drinking and sweat;

Where once it was you hearing Mommy’s soft words.

Life moves in seasons: some sweet; some absurd.

 

Waking for work to alarms screaming red;

Where once was the smell of bacon and eggs;

Where once was excitement of seeing your friends.

Life moves in seasons of winces and grins.

 

Sick on a stale bed of unfamiliar white;

Where once was green grass and soothing sunlight;

Where once was the comfort of kissing hot breath.

Life moves in seasons: Spring-love; Winter-death.

 

Look well to the babies still learning the themes,

Remember the chase and the hard-hunted dreams,

Sink into your lovers and hold to real friends.

Life moves in seasons, but seasons all end.

 

When cold strikes this flesh, and crows replace doves,

You’ll step out of time with no keepsakes but love.

No matter your beliefs, your fame or your wealth,

Life moves in seasons, and you die by yourself.

 

Memories and sentiments exist in all realms.

Author's Note

May life bring you more happiness than ache
More real love than fake
More stillness than shakes
And a blue sky under which to enjoy
All of your blessings

Reviews

[Creepy Swine Guy]

This is a sage, stirring write. I would only suggest ... punctuation. A poet who I hold in tremendous esteem once reminded me that the end of a line in poetry does not mean a stop in the reading. Stops are denoted by punctuation. you know exactly how this poem is supposed to sound because you wrote it, you hear it in your head. I would add the punctuation so that this wonderfully wise and soothing poem can be enjoyed to full affect.

I REALLY, THOROUGHLY enjoyed this poem. It had a Seussian quality both in meter and in wisdom. Going into my favorites.

[Rochelle Tyler]

This was fantastic! First words i thought exactly. I thought this was so original, very pleasantly suprised.

[Dianah]

You write sentiment so well, Grady. I think it is very difficult to do well. I love the comparisons in each verse but the final stanza is my favourite. Damned crows follow me everywhere( no doves in this neck of the woods)

[Ellen Hammond]

This is a very thought provoking write. Very well written with good meter, and rhyme, and layered of wisdom. I really like it....I'm almost at a loss for words to describe it. Definitely adding to my favorites.

[Emily B]

this is great

just enough edge to keep it from getting too sappy :)

cheers