The Seasons of Life

Youth is like a tree in the spring
buds are slowly forming
a lighter green
buds absorbing rain
absorbing sunlight
youth absorbing knowledge

Adulthood is like a tree in summer
giving thick shade
with dark green leaves
standing with its full foliage
adults in their prime
confident, productive, successful

Maturity is like a tree in the fall
shedding its leaves
dropping its fruit
seeds on the ground
children leaving their parents
to start their own lives

Old age is like a tree in winter
stripped of foliage
grey trunks bare
in the winter of our lives
with wrinkles and grey hair
we too are stripped to our essence
we glow with our accumulated wisdom
with time to mentor, to advise
to contribute to those who would benefit
from the fruits of our endeavors
that we had been growing
over all the seasons of our lives
for the seeds that have fallen
are germinating under the earth
waiting for spring
and the children are bearing children
to start anew
the cycle of life

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