Here’s a new poem by poet Mark Nepo about the cycles of change;
You can find more of Mark’s poems and writing on his website

I HAVE RETURNED MANY TIMES

I have returned to the sea so many times
as I have returned to the silence of the womb
to hear my purpose again.

And I have returned to love like a sea
whose storms have almost drowned me,
because I swear it's not the sea
that causes the storm.

When things break open, there is
a hold inside the break that whispers
God's softness, though it is hard to hear,
so loud is our breaking.