Birth, the beginning
Death, the end
New, fresh, vibrant, green
Old, crumbled, broken, grey
Both with blood, pain, tears
Anticipation, announcing hope for the future
Evasion, eventually yielding to the inevitable fact of life
Both keeping secret their itineraries
Ripening fullness in the sun
Rotting frailness in the twilight
Birth, the beginning
Death, the end
