"The Seasons Passing By" ~~ by Our Son John Knox ~ May 2002

"The Seasons Passing By"
By: Our Son John Knox - We Love You, John!!!
Written before his graduation from R.M.H.S. in 2002

Wake up again on this new day,
Reflecting on memories as you lay.
Cringe at the thought of moving on,
Shedding a tear when realizing it's gone.
Saddened by the apparent change,
This new life forcing you to rearrange.
Friends of your youth drift away,
The ones with which you used to play.
Time changing your old precious life,
Memories mock you making more strife.
Showing you the life of innocence again,
Fighting tears life seems to become vain.
Tired and mourning your rise to face,
A new life with which faith you still place.
Walking outside your house you see the clouds,
Darkening the sky that once made you so proud.
Wipe away the tears as they form in your eyes,
Making new goals and gaining new things to prize.
The sun emerging through the shrouding dark,
Warming your back helping you to embark.
A new voyage is awaiting for you to start,
Happiness seems to comfort your bitter heart.
The old has gone and the new has come.
The tale of yesterday turns away from,
This new adventure that you start.
Only you know it will only be a part,
Of the seasons of your life.