Long held in its hard cocoon pod, its beauty will be brief. Yet, it will return next year. The pod will again protect its growth. Its beauty, naturally, will break forth and unfold. No, the same Poppy will not return. But the same roots and bulb held in the earth’s own cocoon will bring forth another. That our bodies, minds, hearts, and spirits would know such grounding and trust. There is but one season – Life.