The Year
The Year - meaning Summary
Seasons as Life Stages
The poem sketches a year as four brief seasonal tableaux that together suggest the arc of life. Spring’s white petals and bursting buds imply birth and emergence. Summer’s red roses evoke vigorous growth and striving. Autumn’s tattered leaves express decline and loss. Winter’s hoarfrost and silence convey dormancy or death. Each section uses vivid, compact images to move the reader through renewal, maturity, decay, and rest.
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