Returning

Returning is the strangest thing,
The feelings that it seems to bring,
Completely new yet still the same,
Your growth and its are both to blame,
It brings a freshness to be found,
And returns you to familiar ground,
It is only now i truly see,
The forest lies beyond the tree,
Only now i see the toll,
I paid for this with all my soul,
People ask why you left last fall,
Only when returning do you appreciate it all.