The Seasons at Stephen's

The season of entering

A territory unknown

The one you always dreamed of

Is now for you to call your own

For a time that passes by

In a blink of an eye

Or if you choose

Forever

The season of hesitation

You scan everything in awe

Try to take in as much as you can

Give out a little, for the fear of no reciprocation

Adjustments come without saying

Judgements without asking

If fortunate, friendships also follow

And the true ones will follow

till the end.

The season of homesickness

You just can’t wait to get back

Count days, mark calendars

And get ready with your backpacks!

The idea of staying away from home

Seems daunting

You call yourself a misfit

Oblivious of the future

That you’ll find a home here, too.

The season of newly found courage

Of the realisation – you are free!

To adopt a mould, make a new one or break away!

You open up, in time’s passage.

People become important,

You find favourites!

Expectations – obvious

Disappointments?

Comes with the package.

The season of downfall

Your faith quivers

Faith in God, your aims

Yourself

It seems a good option, at times

To run away from it all.

But you persist

And rightly so

Because so many avenues are still open!

With arms wide open, with promises of beautiful destinations

And it will be foolish to turn around!

The season of hope

You glue your broken pieces together

You work hard, learn and grow up!

Whatever comes your way,

You are now equipped to cope!

Experience comes with a little heartbreak

And if you don’t stop moving on

Success will tag along

Soon

(Maybe not in a way you thought it would)

The season of abundance-

Of reasons

Of joys, laughter and smiles

Of friends and plans and things to do

(Of extremes too)

Boredom will seldom find a chance!

The feeling will slowly start creeping in

That you run slow while the time runs fast

That these days are not to be found again

Not to be bought, for any price you might be willing to pay.

The season of realisations

What? The college is ending?

It was just yesterday we stepped in!

What are we going to do after!

Why all this complication!

Don’t you just want to go back?

Go back! Start again!

Give it another shot! This time the better, the best!

Sorry, time is not paying heed to your petitions!

The season of recollection!

You want to live it all over again!

Memories become you best friends

Creating more becomes your mission!

For the rest of your days here!

Farewells, formalities

Last year, last semester, last lectures

Last fests, last convocation – your convocation! Last GradD!

Last meals! Last meetings, promises of meeting again, last hugs!

As if the ticking clock was not enough.

The inevitable end.

The season of nostalgia, the season of goodbyes

Bunch of bittersweet memories

The time just went by.

Like that.

And I love it all.