in French: printemps
in Albanian: pranvera
in Romanian: primăvară
in Catalan: primavera
in Latin: ver
in Icelandic: vor
in Norweigan: vår
in Danish: forår
in German: frühling
in Estonian: kevad
in Finnish: kevät
in Persian: بهار
in Arabic: ربيع
in Basque: udaberri
in Zulu: intwasahhlobo
in Czech: jaro
in Lakota: wétu
in Japanese: 春
Or, in Me:
pretty treetops
vines
birds suddenly everywhere
promises
open streams
rushing rivers
muddy banks
rutted roads
sounds of footsteps and chirping and growth
petals
evening light
morning fog
bulbs
green berries
children in trees
rain
wet faces
hope
hope
WAYS TO SAY SUMMER
in Danish: sommer
in Swedish: sommar
in Old English: sumor
in Dutch: zomer
in Czech: éto
in Greek: καλοκαίρι
in Quechua: chakisqa pacha
in Arabic: صيف
in Lakota: blokétu
in Chechen: akhke
in Chinese: 夏天
in French: été
in Japanese: 夏
in Latin: aestas
in Fijian: vulaikatakata
in Russian: лето
in Somali: xagaa
in Spanish: verano
in Thai: หน้าร้อน
Or, in Me:
charcoal grills
bratwursts
green water hoses
peppers
small stones in clear streams
festivals
farmers markets
canoes
pontoons
bonfires
back porches
berries
flower gardens
clear skies
fireflies
baseball hats
late nights
white wine
love in the afternoon
WAYS TO SAY AUTUMN
in Latin: autumnus
in French: automne
in Italian: autunno
in Spanish: otoño
in Portuguese: outono
in Arabic: خريف
in Lakota: ptaŋyétu
in Cebuano: tingdagdag
in Somali: deyr
in Greek: φθινόπωρο
in Chechan: güire
in Thai: ฤดูใบไม้ร่วง
in Persian: پاييز
in Czech: podzim
in Finnish: syksy
in Japanese: 秋
in Chinese: 秋天
in Danish: efterår
in Dutch: herfst
in low German: harvst
in Old English: hærfest
in Icelandic: haust
Or, in Me:
haystacks
gravel-road drives
dark earth
dried herbs
acorns
bonfires
wild rice
yelloworangeredbrown
tractors and harvest time
pomegranates
warm cheese
corners of swirling leaves
morning fog
pumpkins
auburn skies
I see you, you see me
thinner trees
cheers from fields on Friday nights
warm soup
hearty bread
frost
moon all golden, so high
WAYS TO SAY WINTER
in Dutch: winter
in German: winter
in Danish: vinter
in Icelandic: vetur
in French: hiver
in Finnish: talvi
in Catalan: hivern
in Italian: inverno
in Spanish: invierno
in Latin: hiems
in Greek: χειμώνας
in Persian: زمستان
in Thai: ฤดูหนาว
in Chinese: 冬天
in Japanese: 冬
in Russian: зима
in Maori: takurua
in Figian: vulaililiwa
in Somali: jiilaal
in Zulu: ubisika
in Turkish: kış
Or, in Me:
kisses
old music
jingling bells
laughter
holding hands
thick beards
icicles
frost on windowpanes
garland
trees bowed by snow
long, finely-woven scarves
red cheeks
wind
furnaces
people close together
wooly mittens
apple cider
white
winter
