Anticipation...

@ Uootem 2001

expectation was the springtime
          a certain serenity is inherent in this emotion
                      that piece of something yet to be
                                      the bud of a rose and empty nest in tree.

excitement was the summer
          a wave mounting its brilliance
                      just before it breaks in violent habit upon the shore
                                        enveloping all that waited for it.

suffering was found in autumn
          when fallen leaves overbear the path of life
                      from amongst the rustling came a hushed tone
                                        of the bitter winds that carried all away.

silence was found in winter
          like that of the tree standing in alone in the landscape
                      unsure of the bareness of its branches
                                        remembering the fullness of life that once it knew.

I have found something to feel in every season's changes
          expectancy in spring, elation in summer, terror in autumn...
                      and the winter narcosis that chills the soul
                                        yet still the anticipation endures in the heart of hope. 

and the seasons repeat in the cycles of life... a new spring is on the horizon of tomorrow!