"Seasons of Life"
by Michele Schremp '21

We are told life passes in seasons
Shown sepia pictures of summers of love
Told stories about the winters of discontent which we have overcome

What is hard to imagine
Is how summer passes to winter in an instant
How the trees go from their full green glory
To mere sticks held up by the all-encompassing snow
How we move from the warm love of the summer months
To the cold quiet resentment of winter

Love moves to hate in an moment
Life becomes death in few silent minutes
The light is quenched and darkness rules in the blink of an eye
But what happens in this instant?
What catalyst brings us to a new world?

The answer is subtle
We see it truly for a short time, after the summer heat relents but before we are consumed by the long winter
Autumn brings change to the world
Pulls us 180 degrees
Autumn forces upon us new perspectives and challenges

So in these seasons of life,
In the peaceful summer nights and short winter days of which we reminisce
Why do we not care about the change
For the destination is nothing without the journey

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