Saturday, February 15, 2025

"Dance with a Bear"

 Winter seems long right now. The snow is falling hard and fast on top of ice and frozen snow from last week. There is a frigid wind. It's a good time to be in inside physically and metaphorically and dream of the spring bulbs which will appear (they miraculously always do), warm summer evenings (yes they will come) and dancing with bears.  




Dance with a Bear


She was accustomed to eating alone

A simple supper

and a glass of Gamay


One warm summer night

she slipped into her party dress 

opened wide

the doors to the woods


and let her mind wander

into the forest

and dance between the trees