Seasons

Time has passed and God has reached out to me.

Time has passed on by.

Marched without permission.

The seasons of life have been passed.

The season of youth

when all was so exciting,

fresh and new and all was possible.

The season of marriage

oh the shackles

oh the joy of children

being with them and knowing them

seeing them grow

The season of divorce

a season of discovery

a time to reflect

explore and find that

I am best when alone

The season of grief

a very horrific and painful season

a time to shut down

get the world out of my face

turn to the tv and food

all dark still.

The season of reaching out

a scary time indeed

a time to start the crying

it happened everywhere I saw him

I was sad when I saw life

because my Isaac was gone.

The season of Joy

when a new grandbaby came into our live

a baby who was so precious

so adorable and so full of life

it changed my pain to joy.

The season of grief.

Losing my daughter to an illness

alive but gone

here but not here.

losing the time with my grandbaby

such a terrible loss

back in despair and darkness

The season of JOY

God finding me in all the mess

Committing myself to him

Never letting go of God and his love

Living in Joy always.

Joy is not a season.

Joy is the place I reside

when all seems lost and incomplete

it really isn’t

Because having God makes me

look at all my seasons

and know within,  all along he was there.

Leticia Zarate, Jan.20, 2014

Reviews

[Alma W. Reis]

Very nice analogy of the stages of life related to nature. You've packed up the seasons nicely with human events making it very personal.

[Leticia Z]

Life marches on.
It happens so quickly
when you learn you should be loving it all
The kids are all grown.
Thanks for the review....
But...a side note....life is wonderful!