Mother Nature
Cold wind threatens autumn’s gold
she is not old
outside the window, a world grows vague
I saw my youth in our old back lane
Fall fell
leaves under feet
a smile back then
shows a gap in my teeth
Snow arrives
you light up a smoke
I’ve always admired
that vintage fur coat
Greener on our side
bitterness dying
the rain in this Spring
it’s God’s way of crying
In time that I’ve known
your birthday marks Summer
for a lifetime of seasons
it’s been you and me, Mother
Soaring through night
you arrive at the gate
the doctors surrounding
tell me it’s too late
Here appears vast
my world regrets reason
now only memory
knows every season
My eyes still close big
they have been weeping
a quick spiral down;
a state of sleeping
When I arrive
the season is new
I know right away
I am closer to you
Upon meeting we walk
through winter’s glisten
this world shows variety
you talk and I listen
To feel you this near
is marvelous; strange
it is only in dreams
that the seasons still change.
she is not old
outside the window, a world grows vague
I saw my youth in our old back lane
Fall fell
leaves under feet
a smile back then
shows a gap in my teeth
Snow arrives
you light up a smoke
I’ve always admired
that vintage fur coat
Greener on our side
bitterness dying
the rain in this Spring
it’s God’s way of crying
In time that I’ve known
your birthday marks Summer
for a lifetime of seasons
it’s been you and me, Mother
Soaring through night
you arrive at the gate
the doctors surrounding
tell me it’s too late
Here appears vast
my world regrets reason
now only memory
knows every season
My eyes still close big
they have been weeping
a quick spiral down;
a state of sleeping
When I arrive
the season is new
I know right away
I am closer to you
Upon meeting we walk
through winter’s glisten
this world shows variety
you talk and I listen
To feel you this near
is marvelous; strange
it is only in dreams
that the seasons still change.