curved rumps & lowered heads
of thirty black cows crop through thin snow
to grass almost summer green
fern fronds arc, mossy boulders glow
broad-leaved weeds & perennials
unfurl soft green leaves
rivers swing from freeze to thaw
soft lake-ice clumps, low mounds of snow
melt in warmth & rain
hiking trails are frozen, saturated, puddled
pulsing winds fracture forests
soil shifts, houses tumble
this planet we’ve forced to meet our needs
bends every straight line
breaks down asphalt, concrete, steel
degree by degree, earth reverts to round
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