“ Shadows Growing Against the Snow” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

” Shadows Growing Against the Snow “

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Shadows growing against the snow
having once brought back bison
reintroduced gray wolves
restored trumpeter swans
elk and grizzly bears
now heightened Fahrenheit
increasing fires less forests
expanding grasslands
shallower warmer waterways
transformed habitats
lacking in adaptation
decreasing snowpack
faster rain evaporation
drought pouring over data
weather changing
faster and faster
invasive cheat grasses
overwhelming native
plants and animals
double and triple whammies...