Circle of Birth, Growth and Death

The sun rises and sets. The passing days summon the seasons.

Buds appear and flowers bloom. Fruit ripens. Leaves turn

bright colors then wither and fall from bare branches.

As the seasons revolve, all things change form

and transmigrate through the circle of birth and death.

When we experience the unnameable force

behind nature’s eternal flux,

we begin a journey in search of our origins.