THE BEAR

There is a bear in the forest
with long dark nails.
He has a shabby coat
and a short brown tail. 

He digs in the dirt
to eat snails and grubs.
He muches all the blackberries
that he takes off our shrubs.

He stands in the river
catches fish in the steam
and he eats everything
that he's ever seen.


     What do you know about bears?  Can you write about a bear for your poem today? 
Happy October.