Sforzando

Waves crash upon the shoreline

Sand slips down through an hourglass

A breeze rustles the leaves of an aspen tree

An insignificant spark swells to a raging inferno

Such is the way time works

Ever-changing, yet ever following the same path

The tears shed over love’s inevitable demise

Joy exclaimed over an unexpected gain

Clenched jaws to hold back the agony of frustration

The euphoria of ambitions achieved

For seasons change, but people don’t

Adoration showered over a newborn child

The thinning out of a shriveled vegetable garden

The nostalgic memory of first love’s kiss

A once-happy home falling into disrepair

A cry of anguish as final hopes are shattered

For love and pain will always collide