Glide and sink
Useless wings over fat body
ice-proof feet to run
on the frozen ground
they chase each other in circles
Forming chains of dark shapes
in the morning snow storms
they all know each other
even if they all look so much alike
Youngsters play hide and seek
behind boulders and snow mounds
adults tell them stories
of a time with more land
More space to play,
more ice to glide on
they venture onto thin ice
and sink into the depths
of the coldest ocean.
ice-proof feet to run
on the frozen ground
they chase each other in circles
Forming chains of dark shapes
in the morning snow storms
they all know each other
even if they all look so much alike
Youngsters play hide and seek
behind boulders and snow mounds
adults tell them stories
of a time with more land
More space to play,
more ice to glide on
they venture onto thin ice
and sink into the depths
of the coldest ocean.
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