wither away, along with
the smile that Summer set
upon my poor face;
the birds no longer sing
for all that's fine is
fading, just like
her embrace.
I beg to know:
why must the
Winter
come?
Behold! the beasts of nature born
silent sleep they to succumb,
and just like them, her touch
falls to sleep as well;
and as I let her go,
I humbly implore
let me bid her
fond farewell.
I've yet to know;
why must the
Winter
come?
?/?/14
Poet's Notes
Inspired by a flush of emotions felt in a hug, Seasons In A Heartbeat, a poem sequence, was written as an attempt to record such feelings. The metaphor of the seasons each represent the emotions, each season representing a specific feeling - Autumn representing the fear of letting go, as living things let go of life in Autumn.
The form of this poem was heavily inspired by Weep You No More, Sad Fountains by an anonymous poet after the death of Queen Elizabeth I. In that poem, the poet uses the words and spacing to create the image of crying eyes (or at least that's what it is supposed to be - I honestly don't see it). Despite my inability to visualise the image intended to be present, I adopted the idea. The lines of this poem show the movement of falling leaves as they sway left to right from high up to the ground. The number of syllables also decrease gradually, representing the movement, as leaves make smaller oscillations as it nears the ground.
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