Every Season

Every Season - Nichole Nordeman

Every evening sky
An Invitation
To trace the patterned stars
And early in July
A celebration
For freedom that is ours

And I notice You in childrens' games,
In those who watch them from the shade
Every drop of sun
Is full of fun and wonder
You are Summer

And even when the treees
Have just surrendered
To the harvest time
Forfeiting their leaves
In late September
And sending us inside

Still i notice You
when Change begins
And i am braced for colder winds
I will offer thanks
For what has been
And what's to come
You are Autumn

And everything in time
And under heaven
Finally falls asleep
Wrapped in blankets white
All creation shivers underneath

And still i notice you
When branches crack
And in my breath on frosted glass
Even now in Death You open doors
For life to enter
You are Winter

And everything that's new
Has bravely surfaced
Teaching us to breathe
What was frozen through
Is newly purposed
Turning all things green

So it is with You
And how You make me new
With every seasons' change
And so it will be
As You are recreating me
Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring