Pavel Panin-October
LOVE AND THE SEASONS
SPRING
A sudden softness in the wind;
A sudden flush upon the cheek,
A riotous dawn and the sea’s great wonder;
A call of the soul, and the senses blended;
The world is out in gala dress;
(Laughter and music on the air;
Two trees swayed in the winter wind; and dreamed
Beside the hearth an aged couple rocked,
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
A glint of song, a-wing;
A fragrant sound that trails behind,
And joy in everything.
The teardrop quick to start;
A hope too delicate to speak,
And heaven within the heart.
SUMMER
The red, red heart of a rose uncurled;
And beauty tearing her veil asunder,
In sight of a swooning world.
The Springtime lost in the glow of the sun,
And two lives rushing, as God intended,
To meet and mingle as one.
AUTUMN
And yet it is not gay.
Its splendour hides a loneliness
For something gone away.
A shower of rice and bloom.
Smiles for the fond departing pair—
And then the empty room.)
WINTER
The snowflakes falling about them were bees
Singing among the leaves.And they were glad,
Knowing the dream would soon come true.
And dozed; and dreamed the friends long passed from sight
Were with them once again.They woke and smiled,
Knowing the dream would soon come true.