The Earth Has Shifted

(Today's prompt from NaPoWriMo.net was to look to the stars. In considering the stars, I was reminded of a piece from the news media site Indian Life in which Inuit elders were warning NASA and others of a shift in the earth's tilt. The "wobble" to the north had affected the skies. The poem that follows stems from the piece.)

The Earth Has Shifted

From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGcDed4xVD4

If the earth has shifted, as Inuit elders across the Arctic report,
    what becomes of the stars?
    Is the North Star still the true north,
    the guidepost for maritime navigators of the Pacific?
    Does it still make sense to sleep with the head looking east,
    to face Mecca when it is time for the Muslims call to prayer,
    to plant in accordance with the waxing and waning moon,
    to call the first day of spring the equinox and the last day of summer by the same name?
    Inuit who reside all over the Arctic say the earth has wobbled toward the north.
    For them, the sky has changed.
    They report longer days, faster transitions from cool to warm,
    and a growing lack of certainty
    with the rhythm of nature that set the pace of their life for many generations.
    It seems ironic that just as recipients of the westward march toward progress see the folly
    of trying to control nature,
    nature laughs back and changes the balance of power once more.