In the deep darkness You began to wake, Silently stirring. You journeyed long Through Spring, Moving towards the light. From weaver to young shoot, Then tall as meadow grass you grew, Graced with pastel flowers, Wild and wonderful, A blaze of colour In the Summer sun. Well beyond your sell-by-date, Planted in hope. Against the odds you survived, Encoded to become, To blossom and surprise. The seeds from which you came Will soon again be scattered On the ground. The beauty that is life Forever charged with change.