Sheldon Gentling // SEASONS

Summer comes enthusiastically, with warmth. Children’s laughter fills the air.
As I wave a hello to the increasing heat,
the beaming sun rays create reminiscent sadness.

Children’s laughter fills the air.
Before a cold wind blows laughter away.
The once beaming down sun rays created a reminiscent sadness that reflects as the temperature gets lower and lower.

Before a cold wind blows laughter away,
One last joke
Deflecting the decreasing temperature, getting lower and lower. A blanket of dead leaves cover the ground.

One more joke.
Cold nights, and days, and frozen earth.
A blanket of dead leaves cover the ground
As light snow falls.

Colder nights, and days, and even more frozen earth.
The sun is still tucked behind the clouds like a wall As roaring snow falls
the animals prefer to hide away
The sun is no longer tucked behind the clouds like a wall.
The temperature begins to rise.
Maybe time the animals stop hiding away.
I begin to hear a hopeful chirp of birds.

The temperature continues to rise and
The anticipated
hopeful chirp birds
make their serene sound.

The anticipated
Wave hello to the increasing heat
Greets me back gladly.
Summer comes enthusiastically, with warmth.