Summary
The text poetically describes the process of hibernation, both literally and metaphorically, as a period of rest and rejuvenation akin to a bear's winter sleep.
Abstract
The passage titled "Hibernation" is an ode to the restorative nature of sleep during the winter months. It begins with the departure of geese signaling the onset of autumn, leading to a world that hardens like granite. As the sun's presence wanes, the narrator describes their own descent into a state of hibernation. They speak of wintering their desires, wrapping their spirit in warmth, and indulging in the comfort of whiskey. The narrator metaphorically transforms into a bear, seeking solitude and shelter, and embracing the stillness until the arrival of spring, marked by the scent of lilies.
Opinions
When the geese finally take flight Slowly curbing out of Autumn And the earth granites The sun, deaf and dirty turns himself to low and is increasingly AWOL I strive to rebalance rest and reward I winter my thirst for salt and sand I flannel my carafe of maple whiskey I bordello my boots I become bear I groundhog and grumble I shelter in my sheets I confirm the coma Till I can smell May’s first lilies
Kris GageBecause most of “the signs” they tell you are garbage
vina’s memories captured on pagesLove doesn’t arrive by invitation; it unfolds because we surrender to it.
