A Grisly Tale

About the lives of bears for years

A Czech and Pole were keen.

But neither had in their careers

A grizzly ever seen.

And so they flew to Yellowstone

With data they'd compiled

To find and study on their own

Some grizzlies in the wild.

"It's mating season, so beware,"

They heard a ranger say.

"We need to know you're safe out there,

So call us every day."

The calls arrived for five days straight,

But then no more were heard.

Officials said, "Investigate

To find what has occurred."

The rangers searched both day and night,

And hope was growing dim.

A pair then found the camping site,

But what they saw was grim.

Some bears had torn the camp to shreds.

The men were not around.

But luckily the female's treads

Observant rangers found.

They followed, killed, and sliced the bear

To stomach contents scan.

The Pole's remains were clearly there,

But not the other man.

One ranger said, "It does appear

We've searched to no avail."

The other nodded, "Yes, I fear

The Czech is in the male."

Reviews

[Rita L. Sev]

Rich - I have not been here for ages, and this is the first poem I have read here in a while - all I can say is THANK YOU! Your rhyming tale and clever pun gave me just the smile I needed!