The lake was frozen this year
It laid waiting for the sun to warm it up
The sun to sparkle on all it is
The lake is a place I travel
The lake is where the quiet lays
It is where the flowers will bloom
But right now
It is covered with ice
What hides within?
The beauty and crispness of the air
I could stay here forever
One day I will
The trees overshadow the lake
They watch over it with care
They protect it from around
The wind bends the trees
The trees go with the bend
Some branches snap
Those branches were not meant to be
They were selected for removal
As part of the tree needs room to grow
The leaves have fallen
The ground is crunchy and overgrown
It all helps the ground beneath grow
What will come up from the ground
What will show it beauty in such a short time
The flowers that are meant to be
Just a few short months
This ground, this lake will look different
But right now, it is in this season
A season of change
Of life starting new
Of old ways being shed
The lake has a way of bringing you back
Back to the simple of nature
Back to the simple of life
Life has seasons
Everyone is in a season
The lake shows its season
Even in different parts of the country
The season is the same
The leaves need to fall
They need to be stripped of what they knew
They need to prepare the tree for growth
It may seem like weakness but there is purpose
Purpose in the sway
purpose in the branches breaking
Purpose in the nests that will come
Circle of life is what it is
Circle of this great big glorious life
The lake holds it all
Quiet Intensity 