Unequivocal Hibernation
Unlike other conifers
The tamaracks were turning
A brilliant yellow,
As if they didn’t know any better
Their rogue behaviour responding as
Temperatures were dropping
The boreal forests were hibernating
The rot-resistant trunks braced for
Another season of sub-zero temperatures
While in the cities, people,
Most of us, oblivious to nature,
In denial of the impact we have
Went about our lives unaware of the
Forces we were unleashing through
Our individual and institutional denial
Of what appears obvious to a squirrel
facing hibernation.
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