Flowers Don't Bloom All Year, And Neither Should You

I was crazy to believe my

blooming would last forever. 

My personal unfoldment 

into ‘adulthood’, 

my successful ‘arriving’

at a place always 

joy-filled and thriving,

free from the nagging 

of self doubt.

The very nature of blossoms

is to bud, bloom and fade. 

Just look at the jasmine

on our balcony. 

Now, mid-winter - 

not a sign of flowers. 

But with the warming of the air 

come  spring, the buds will form. 

Flowers bursting white 

fragrant beauty

some weeks later.

In time, the white

petals will curl,

landing brown and 

shriveled on the tiles.

Leaves bare once more. 

- Blooming is never eternal