Hibernation Sonnet
A careful nose nudges the frozen ground
To find rot and insects under the leaves.
Small sparrows fly from out of the eaves
And abandon the frost without a sound.
The great bear lays to rest his hefty pounds
While a house cat sits on the porch and grieves
For the rodents stealing away like thieves
To sleep beneath dead grass and snowy mounds.
Until an earlier sun wakes from dreams
And bulbs shoot forth from the dank of the earth.
Until hatch-lings break free in starving screams
And children rush outside singing with mirth.
From the winter when skies are cold and gray
Comes the hope of waking to a new day.
To find rot and insects under the leaves.
Small sparrows fly from out of the eaves
And abandon the frost without a sound.
The great bear lays to rest his hefty pounds
While a house cat sits on the porch and grieves
For the rodents stealing away like thieves
To sleep beneath dead grass and snowy mounds.
Until an earlier sun wakes from dreams
And bulbs shoot forth from the dank of the earth.
Until hatch-lings break free in starving screams
And children rush outside singing with mirth.
From the winter when skies are cold and gray
Comes the hope of waking to a new day.
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