Remembered Seasons

Summer flees concrete canyons to dream under emerald trees.
She paints portraits in cashmere clouds of imagined geas.
Golden mermaids sing haunting siren songs in rainbow seas.
Flying horses with silver manes race across Ariel's leas.

Dew kissed flowers amid fairy rings dance to avian trill.
Breezes whisper secret charms to ward harsh Winter's chill.
Gallant knights in burnished armor joust for ladies' thrill..
Fleeting images, none remain, blown across misty aquarelle .

Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring, bring each year full cycle round.
Mother Nature displays, that life's miracle even in death abound.
In fourfold melody each season sings its measures in sight and sound.
Tempo flows fast to slow, prestissimo to andante, as seasons expound.

Autumn sprites on painted wings sprinkle earth tones in their wake.
Magic Pumpkins abide fairy wanes, as moonbeams young hearts awake.
Turkey brown in butter bastes, as table creaks under pie and cake.
Kith and Kin gather round, sharing fond memories with more to make.

At every door "Trick or Treat" call Gnome, Witch, Skeleton, and Clown.
Hay wagons ring with song, as apples dunk in water tubs across the town.
Hallow is the eve when fairy magic reigns the night in moon glow gown.
She shimmers pixy dreams to uncowled eyes that see pass mundane ground.

Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring, bring each year full cycle round.
Mother Nature displays that life's miracle even in death abound.
In fourfold melody each season sings its measures in sight and sound.
Tempo flows fast to slow, prestissimo to andante, as seasons expound.

Winter etches with random grace Jack Frost's wonders on windowpane.
Fleecy clouds on billowing heights tat icy lace from pearls of rain.
Snowbirds scramble for crumbs scattered on nature's chill counterpane.
Then seek warmth on chimneys high as wood smoke perfumes their domain.

Brightly trimmed evergreen glows as chestnuts crackle in open fire.
Hot toddies hoist high in merry toast to solstice in every shire.
Across the land voices proclaim love and peace in each church choir.
Tots and kiddies hopefully await Santa Claus to bring heart's desire.

Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring, bring each year full cycle round.
Mother Nature displays that life's miracle even in death abound.
In fourfold melody each season sings its measures in sight and sound.
Tempo flows fast to slow, prestissimo to andante, as seasons expound.

Spring dances on with flowing robes, flighty maiden of the years.
One moment she is all happy sunshine, the next burst with tears.
Fragrant blossoms myriad hue sing siren songs across tor and meers.
All beetles, wasps, and bees heed the call, winging over every weir.

Chocolate bunnies and painted eggs stand western symbols of fertility.
Vernal Equinox, Summer Solstice, rites and rituals to social stability.
Motherhood has her day as cards and flowers attest maternal nobility.
Surrogate Amalthea's second gift, wishes buttress Nature's fragility.

Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring, bring each year full cycle round.
Mother Nature displays that life's miracle even in death abound.
In fourfold melody each season sings its measures in sight and sound.
Tempo flows fast to slow, prestissimo to andante, as seasons expound.


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