Ice-bound memories
Sealed, until time when
Earth’s cyclic warming
Reveals past events
Come alive again, in
Minds of needful prompts
Not first nor last—alas
We are limited
Living bodies meant to
Withstand known ranges
Without deviance
Brought by unbridled
Use of resources.

Written for Mish’s Quadrille #168 at dVerse.
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