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I’m so grateful for the latest Quadrille prompt from Mish at dVerse. It’s always amazing how a single word can spark an entire train of thought. This time, the word “hibernate” nudged me to reflect on the contrast between nature’s rhythms and our relentless corporate grind, and inspired me to write a “Nature knows but we don’t” poem.

Here’s what emerged—a little meditation on seasons, instincts, and the way we often ignore the cues that everything else seems to honor:

When Seasons Whisper

Nature knows when its time.
Birds fly south
as leaves unwind. 
The season's call is
less sublime.
But the corporate world 
won't hibernate -
our senses furled,
just torpor, a mild state.
Unlike a bat,
lazily hanging,

Wake up to work,
just like that!

I loved writing this because it reminded me how disconnected we can be from the natural ebb and flow, because as always, nature knows, even when we pretend not to know. Thank you, dVerse, for keeping creativity alive and giving us space to pause and play with words!

What do you think—do we need more “hibernation” in our lives?

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