In the winter of my life, <br />My springs have all been spent. <br />And the summers just hold strife, <br />And my autumns up and went. <br /> <br />In the winter of my life, <br />The snow and cold are all around. <br />Gray skies and dark clouds thrive, <br />O'er the hard, and frozen ground. <br /> <br />Trees stand bare, like an old man, <br />Who's gone bald over the years. <br />I ask myself, is this God's plan? <br />But no one answers, to allay my fears. <br /> <br />Cold wind piercing through my bones, <br />I feel it more than ever now. <br />Is my faith like youth, now gone, <br />The one question in my mind is how? <br /> <br />How did the years go by so fast? <br />The winter of my life looms over me. <br />I always thought my youth would last, <br />And be around eternally. <br /> <br />6/10/10 29 palms ca.<br /><br />Juan Olivarez<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-winter-of-my-life/
