avatarMartine Weber

Summary

The webpage content is a poetic reflection on the cyclical nature of seasons and the passage of time, juxtaposing it with the enduring journey of a couple's love through youth, maturation, and the inevitable challenges of life, ultimately underscoring the impermanence of life in contrast to the perpetual return of seasons.

Abstract

The poem titled "Every season comes back, years do not" is a contemplation on the passage of time as reflected in the changing seasons and a couple's deepening relationship. It begins with the vibrancy of spring, symbolizing youth and new beginnings, and transitions through the warmth and fullness of summer, the reflective beauty of autumn, and the stillness and decay of winter. Throughout these changes, the couple's love evolves, facing life's fleeting nature with a bond that strengthens until the finality of winter, where despite the cycle of seasons, the years lost to time are not recovered. The poem emphasizes the transient nature of human life and the permanence of the natural world's cycles.

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  • The author views the passage of time as a beautiful yet bittersweet process, mirrored in the changing seasons and the evolution of the couple's love.
  • There is an appreciation for the intensity and promise of youth, as well as the maturity and depth brought by the passage of time.
  • The poem suggests that love endures and grows through the seasons of life, despite the inevitability of aging and death.
  • The author seems to find solace in the continuity of nature's cycles, even as they acknowledge the irrevocable

Every season comes back, years do not

A Love Poem

The world fills again with sunlight Each new day grows brighter and longer There is blossom on trees and birds sing a song The promise of youth and new beginnings

She calls him: ‘My big strong dreamer’ They sleep in the grass under the trees He calls her a thousand sweet names Their soul love emerging from within

When you’re young, spring feels like infinity As if there’s no end to this joy But in all it’s youthful turbulence Spring passes, slowly summer begins

Great is the sun, and wide his rays go Through an empty blue sky with repose Occasionally, by way of contrast God draws the heavens and sends in the rain

She calls him ‘my big love forever’ They sleep on the shore in the starry night He declares her his love and proposes In the timeless now, their bond evolves from within

When summer arrives, they rest in her beauty Their love like two burning diamonds But soon the heat ends, milder rays descend Summer passes and suddenly autumn begins

The days grow short, nights getting longer Storm weeps loudly, rain forming puddles But that doesn’t bother them at all They still have each other to hide and to hold

She calls him ‘my true companion’ Every night they tug their children in He tells her she made his life complete They look at their kids and smile from within

When autumn arrives, green meadow turns brown Their love is touched by warm colors But soon nature is moving to quiet sleep Autumn passes and cold winter begins

In winter death caresses everything That fact can not be eliminated Briefly like a butterfly is our existence When you have to let go of each other

She calls him ‘her love for eternity’ He lies on her sick bed besides her Silently holding her in his old arms A last look in her eyes, cold grows from within

When winter arrives, everything hibernates Your sap is spent, all is emptiness You long for a blossom, for new light brought Every season comes back, years do not

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