The Hibernating Black Bear

Amidst the falling berries and cherry leaves
You curl into a tight black globe
Of winter lethargy
And shuffle a pelt-warm dream
Of open fields, larger family and aplenty.
Along with raccoon dogs, skunks and chipmunks,
You hide in dark inaccessible places
To let nature die of predatory instincts,
And unmindful of the snow and wind
Slumber till early spring into a vision realized.


This poem was first published in the Poetic Portal, February 19,2009. To read this poem in the original published format or browse other poems by Mukesh Williams please visit the website Poetic Portal.net