1)

You've reached that point in the year
again. Time for big daddy bear to prepare
to hibernate. Watching the sky
for impending snow clouds and icy rain.
Anticipating isolating times. Filling up
with food, ensuring you make
a cosy winter den. Shut down,
sleep. No visitors.

2)

The world has turned. Spring
is here and you emerge – bleary-eyed,
keen to strut, roar, re-inhabit the world.
Now the paths are navigable, find
the best places to eat. Check the latest
styles. Pick up a new mate
at "The Watering Hole". But, oh, how
you regret those extra pounds
that just won't shift.

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