A bit like nature through the seasons, through our life, we evolve. We start as innocents, and then develop and prioritise our values, learn from our experiences and others we share chapters with and the environment we inhabit. Many are transitioning through that journey towards retirement, with apprehension. But why? We have been lucky enough to have the privilege of working hard and shaping who we are, in readiness for the next chapter. Others haven’t been so lucky. Embrace those next million steps of being you.

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”
― Lao Tzu

And then winter comes

As the butterflies alight near the crocus in blossom, your life begins its bloom

Innocence wanders along your pathway, the sun shaded, yet illume.

Springs eternal hope, following your dreams, still fresh, still clear

Simplicity promised, aspirations and wishes endure, the path remains sincere.

Your values start to shape, take their aim, as you rise to the fight

Maturity flaunts like the forest; influences inflame as summers alight.

Natures heat warms the skin, as you settle for your vulnerable ensconce

Beliefs and philosophies strain, under the pain of the expected response.

What Autumn reveals is the struggle, our lifetimes beauty, our living beast

Resistance falls at the crossroads, on the pathway which holds it the least.

The leaves of all colours, they fall, they fall in their natural form

You find your flow, to allow you to grow, your understanding becomes strong.

The first frost highlights the challenge, for the effortless next million steps

From your first day in existence, you’ve shaped, the coming joyous effects.

And then Winter comes, yet all is not lost, as you become you, you become you

The bliss awaits, the opening of the gates, to the worlds most wonderful view.

R G Robb © 2021

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