Appreciate the BittersweetHow do I know what to appreciate?Some tell me to appreciate the bitterSome tell me to appreciate the sweetAnd some tell me to appreciate the bittersweetBut sometimes I can't even feel either"You don't know what you got until it's gone"A common expression used in my lifeIf you didn't appreciate it enough,Then it must not have been importantIf everything has an end, then is anything important?Others tell me to enjoy the finer things in lifeAnd that the best things in life are freeSo what am I supposed to appreciate?It's one thing or the otherBut what's the other?It drags me into an endless cycleAnd continually sp
The Autumn EffectSpring will create the birth of beautyAutumn will create the death of beautySeasons will come and seasons will goSo what exactly is nature?Is it a cycle of seasons?Is it a combination of the elements?Many stray away from natureAnd they stay indoorsBut exactly why is that?Is nature scary? Is it bad?How can we know if we don't try?A little rain and a little snow will comeBut isn't that the way it was supposed to be?Mankind was born outsideBut mankind doesn't live outsideSo what would it have been like?If we never knew what "indoors" meant?Boys will grow into menGirls will grow into womenAnd just as surely
Seasons to CyclesAs I see myself growing olderI feel myself getting colderDay by day, month by month,Year by year, we only live onceAs surely as spring blossomsAutumn will wither awayLike a flower, we have our timeAnd like a flower, we must decayLife is beautifulLife is preciousLife is shortAnd life is lusciousFor I am gratefulAnd I am skepticalI am a lot of thingsBut certainly not cynicalI'm puzzled when a breeze surrounds meFor I know not which way the wind blowsSurely this beauty must be silentBecause I know I'm not aloneIn this gift they call lifeWe're only a moment in timeAnd so we'll leave our markSo we can