A Year Of Love

Cold frost melts away

Seeds of life begin

Saplings sprout their tender roots

Fauna bursts to life

And my love blossoms in the spring

Summer showers quench the earth

Parched in the heat of the sun

Downbursts rise the riverbanks

Trees reaching up for life

And my love roasts in summer's haze

Harvests reaped and gathered

Fruits of the earth revered

Withering branches sway forlorn

Their vitality gone for now

And my love fades like autumn leaves

Mist rolls over the hills

Creeping down the valley

Clouds hang heavy in the air

Darkening the skies

And my love dies in the cold of winter

© Fergus Martin

2013