So It Goes

It was a torrent
It was a haze
I was enveloped in a blue haze
The water was still
I became still much later
When it became dark, so very dark
And it was cold until suddenly it was not

And I was dazed
I was free
I was burning passionately
It was a blaze
A red blaze
It was under gray smoke I perished
I was with the wind
Whispering before I left
And it was back to dark

And then it was green
So very green
Deep, vibrant green
And I could breathe
The air was very crisp 
And I was a seedling
Embracing the yellow sun
Until I was full again
And so very warm
Until it began to rain

It was a torrent