Seasons of My Life
IN THE SPRINGTIME THERE WERE BUTTERFLIES
AND DAISIES BY THE SCORE
A BAREFOOT GIRL RUNNING THROUGH THE YARD
PLAYING HOPSCOTCH, JACKS, AND MORE
THE ENDLESS DAYS OF SUMMER
WERE WOVEN WITH COUNTLESS DREAMS
THE STARRY NIGHTS AND BLAZING FIRES
BY A RUSHING MOUNTAIN STREAM
WHEN AUTUMN'S GOLDEN ABUNDANCE
FILLED MY HEART WITH AWE
THE HARVEST OF A HAPPY HEART
WAS MY REWARD FOR ALL I SAW
THEN WINTER WINDS BLEW FIERCELY
I SHUT THE WINDOWS TIGHT
AND QUIETLY ENJOYED THE PEACE
OF A HEARTH WARMED COZY NIGHT
I VIEW THINGS FROM A DISTANCE NOW
THAT SO MANY SEASONS BRING
OF LOVE AND LOSS AND HAPPINESS
AND FIND MY MEMORIES HAVE WINGS
I CAN FLY ABOVE THE HEARTACHES
AND HOLD HAPPY TIMES SO NEAR
THE SEASONS LIVE WITHIN MY SOUL
NO MATTER THE TIME OF YEAR
Author: Karen Shaw Matteson 