hibernate properly

I have been trying for ages,

To hibernate for months

And hibernate properly

Not like a bear

Who crawls out of a snow cave

Now and then to pee.

I what to hibernate properly

In suspended animation

Like a frog under the stones

Next to the frozen pond

Unconsciously waiting

For spring to uncoil

I achieved it briefly this year

I missed a day and

A new year surprised me

But a number on a calendar

Is not enough

I want to hibernate properly

Until days are warmer and longer

Until the sun is stronger

And the year is truly new.