Seasonal Shift

After Autumn has robbed the trees
of their green foliage splendor,
the sky becomes a steely gray
in anticipation of cold Winter.

After Winter's frosts have chilled,
only the bravest birds still sing
until the sun breaks across the sky
and ushers in beautiful Spring.

After Spring makes the world bright,
she waits for a more luminous comer.
The world is green and days grow longer
with the arrival of scorching Summer.

After Summer's warm days unfold
the rivers run dry to the bottom.
A bountiful harvest waits in the fields
for the entrance of colorful Autumn.