A take on life

Seasons of Life

My journey began just as any ordinary being

But the course it took was very different.

I toured through spring, summer, autumn and finally winter

And experienced all that life had to offer me.

It all began when I entered the door to childhood

Into the world of bliss and delight where I bloomed like the cherry blossoms of spring

Spring bloomed and I bloomed with it.

I had to leave this temporary world,

This world of cherries and contentment,

And enter the arena of rebellious heat.

My entry to teenage hood gave me unbound freedom with the closest of friends

But it was like the hottest summer ever endured

With pressure as hot as the heat of the sun penetrating me.

This realm did not last for long

But I was happy as I drew closer to entering my perfectly planned life, adulthood.

Adulthood was not as simple as it seemed

People were different, and not everyone looked out for you.

My  high expectations of a better, different world broke,

Just like crisp autumn leaves that fall and snap under the heel of our feet

This wasn’t all that was in store for me

I worked hard and it paid off with all the love and friends I had.

My journey was drawing to an end

And as I drifted into the quietness and peacefulness of senility and, of winter

Winter’s arms wrapped me and gently stole me away.

My works or my life will not be remembered

 But I will be remembered through these words that I have written

By Christine David

[Congrats on winning the 2nd position in the Senior category at the IDEA competition in Abu Dhabi with this piece!]