As the smoke rises from a distant cooking fire

Cranes ready their wings and fly upwards to the sky

As the flower petals crush under a traveler's foot

Snowflakes nestle themselves onto a young woman's hair

The young woman was the one who readied the fire

While the cranes flew to a warmer place

She watches the snow fall with a smile of remembrance on her face

Her husband returns, carrying wood to fuel the fire

As the cranes in the warmth rest and sing

When the sunlight shines warm and bright in the sky

The young woman will go to the city to sell her wares

And her husband will keep the fire alight

Until the leaves fall, orange and red

Then she will return, and the cranes will make ready to fly again

Seasons repeat, as do actions

Find your desired life, and happiness will repeat each day