This is a poem that was originally written back in the early 1990s, back around my sophomore year of high school. At that time, it was titled, "Seasons Change (And So Do You)." When I was looking through my old poems several years ago, I came across this one and wasn't happy with how it had turned out. So I re-wrote it on October 19, 2009 and shortened the title down to "Seasons Change."
In this re-written version, it's a poem that examines life through the motif of the changing seasons.
It all starts in the spring of our lives
When we're just starting out in this world
We learn to crawl, we learn to walk
And we even learn how to talk
From kids, we grow into young adults
We enter the summer of our lives
Taking chances and carefree days
They feel like they're here to stay
Fall comes, and our priorities change
Careers and families come first
Wistfully thinking that someday
You'll have a lot of time to play
Your winter has come, your kids are grown
You know that soon, you will see the end
And then, the snow will start to fall
And shadows flicker on the wall
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