Life is a Garden Party

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Gold & Orange


GOLD & ORANGE

Amidst the green,
gold and orange seen
dotting the hill
in the still
of an October morning
where sunlight is shining.

For a few weeks
gold and orange seek
to dominate the green
trees on the hillside seen.
Earth tones
on loan.

Every day more colorful
falling by the bushel full
onto the woodland floor
where they'll decay some more.
Every year it's repeated.
This circle of life completed.

Come November all the trees will be bare
for gold or orange leaves they will no longer wear.
Stark against the winter sky
under falling snow by and by.
A time of rejuvenation.
Planned that way from creation.

Every season has its purpose.
A time of reflection for us.
As seasons change with each page of the calendar,
seasons also come each year as we grow older.
Time rushes by
for you and I.

The gold and orange sunset at the end of the day
announces the end of another great day.
The gold and orange leaves turning in the fall
says "welcome autumn” to one and all.
The golden years await
mixed with orange. It'll be great!

* * * * *

Seasons of life arrive suddenly.
Then winter sneaks up surprisingly.
There may be aches and pains
the day before it rains.
It could be you no longer recognize
who's looking at you from the mirror – surprise!
Who's that with the hoary head?
Just yesterday it was red.
Your children look old,
if the truth were told.

Be encouraged
by this Proverb:
it says your gray hair
(or a hoary head)
is a glory to wear.
(Don't be misled.)
A sign of respect,
of intellect.
That's you.
How true.

Each gray hair you have was earned
as the hands of the clock turned
marked by many birthday celebrations
and perhaps some somber occasions,
through happiness and tears
parceled through the years.

Let this season of your life
be the best one of your life
as you recall many happy memories
and share with others encouragement through stories.

Gray hair is a crown of splendor;
it is attained by a righteous life.
Proverbs 16:31 (NIV)

The hoary head is a crown of glory,
if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Proverbs 16:31 (KJV)

...gray hair the splendor of the old.
Proverbs 20:29b

Even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Matthew 10:30, Luke 12:7





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