Phyllis Holliday
The Bears
I need the bears.
I need the bears with
Weedy thick coats and yellow
Curved claws and long teeth.
I need bears
In a circle around my house;
Need them to rear
And roar and leave large prints
Around my house.I need the deer.
Their careful foot prints
Which could be music on a staff
In snow; the only music
They leave behind, being
Dancers not singers.I need the bears and deer,
Jackrabbits, porcupine, coyotes.
I need them around my house.
A terrible fight
Comes to my house this winter.
I need some-one to talk to.
Copyright (c) Phyllis Holliday 2006. All rights reserved.Previously appeared in Abalone Moon's Myth issue.