Groundhog Day

 a question,

from English as a second or third language

learner

my host mother said "an animal,
sees it's shadow six more weeks of winter."
"so cool" he says

 indeed

to spend the time with keen, enthusiastic
curiosity of youth child,
 open hearted wonder
new life coming forth,

notice

the creaking, breaking ice,
I walked beside today
with dog and infant
fertility surrounds freezing
breath

change

Brigid
a groundhog
 story lanterns
creative hope dawns
 told, retold through
time, space.

judged

so cool, great teaching,
heresy or truth

                         repeated.

gkn Feb. 2018