Seasonal Reflections

We have seen the cold, windy days of winter
And the beauty of spring,
And the long, hot days of summer
As God touches everything.

The gray, long days and evenings
When what’s been sown, we reap,
The twilight of autumn
When the flowers and trees sleep.

Our lives are much like the seasons,
Happy with all we see and do
As we watch our little babies,
Then our children go off to school.

And soon they’re adults
With families of their own,
Enjoying the seasons
Around their own homes.

Before we know it, it’s time to say goodbye
To all things in the past
Because it’s fall again,
And our lives won’t forever last.

By Linda Ricke

(Linda Ricke is a member of St. Mary Parish in Greensburg.) †

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