Crawling before walking through this garden of life
I learned to run and jump with joy
Spring\'s sunshine blossoms overcoming strife
Each day unwrapping a new toy
In summer\'s glow fruit did grow
Love\'s sap filled my limbs
My seeds falling to the ground below
sprouting new life where hope begins
In fall winds I stumbled and fell
storms my branches broke
Approaching dark skies tell
of future\'s approaching icy stroke
With snows, bowed unable to stand,
bent again I crawl on knees and hand,
laying prostrate on barren land,
awaiting spring\'s coming demand