Cycle of Seasons

Cycle of Seasons

In our patch four distinct seasons

wheel from solstice to solstice.

Like parents love all the children,

we love each season, but as with

children some may be favored more

than others, like a parent we know

the strengths and weaknesses of each.

Winter displays its glistening

white snow, and its vivid blue sky

above the churning sea.

Pleasing aromas come from unseen

oak wood fires. Then too are

the fears of destructive

blizzards and freezing winds.

Spring, a season of renewal and hope,

brings green peeking through the brown,

purple crocuses, and there's sweet scent

on air currents from the south.

A rabbit's kits munch nervously

on bits of grass. Then too there's

the heavy rains, the mud and flooded roads.
                                               

Summer, with its warm breezes,

reveals a plethora of greens and blues.

The clean smell when a gentle shower

with lightning displays, accent the season.

Then too there is the worry

of hurricanes, water shortages,

and of blistering heat and humidity.

Fall brings cool weather, colorful

sweaters and comfortable jackets. A mass

of warm colors clothe the trees. Apples,

squashes and jugs of cider pile high on tables

at the weekly farmers' markets. Diligent workers

at bogs harvest cranberry. Then too we know

it won't last, our favorite season will end.