Seasons From Within

Change has crept up and surprised the unprepared

With its feel and sound and look

Surprising even the hopeful with its suddenness

From warm too cool, from green to vibrantly colored,

With waves of wind washing up on leafy shores

Rocking giant oak branches like wavy willow

Standing as giant rocking celebrants of the season

From the soft hues of summer to the stark and the sharp

Cool shade in shadows yields to warmth found in shelter

This transition reverses my thoughts

Turning them inward, away from the outside

To things of warmth, of consolation, of inside

And while the outer feel gets more severe

My inner spirit soars in anticipation

For a time of winter preparation comes

So too my heart

Affected by the seasons of my daily life

Is in transition; is in a time of change

As I move from comfort to risk

From the warmth and security of me

To the cold of being exposed as who I am

From the colorful veneer of my outer self

To the softer hues of inner character

Calling me to turn this gentle inside, outward

And in that realization I am taught

Who I really need and am created to be

In all seasons of my life

With God’s grace given to and thru myself to others

Called to transform my life to the goodness truly called forth

From within

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