“Willa Cather’s poem, “I Sought the Wood in Summer,” tells of its protagonist despairing during the hot months. The trees tremble beautifully in the light, the daffodils glisten, yet every breath Beauty “gives the vagrant summer but swifter woos her death.” It’s not until the poet returns to the wood in winter that she sees the power of beauty, its ability to renew itself continually.
Amid the season’s heat and light, it’s easy sometimes to forget there has ever been or will be anything else. But we cannot judge a thing by the climate of one day, or even one month. It’s not until you spend years in a place that you know its true strengths and weaknesses, the range of miracles.”
From Earth Bound: Daily Meditations For All Seasons by Brian Nelson
King Edward Street Chapel 