Warmth nudges the land

as the sun fills the sky

at the end of a long Arctic winter.

Wild flowers bounce back

after each wide paw

steps on pristine tundra.

A black nose scans cold air

and restless ice floes groan

above the sound of constant wind.

Under an endless northern sun,

white fur seeks an Arctic chill

in the open waters of Baffin Bay.

© by Harvey Jenkins.
Used with the author’s permission.