The Bear

A short poem depicting a bear and a rose. A symbolism which mirrors my once high school sweetheart from what seemed like centuries ago.

There once was a bear so grizzly and proud

 

A conqueror of land, animals shiver at his very sound

 

A brute to the others, a shadow among the trees

 

Kept order in the forest, bringing foes to their knees.

 

The bear had a weakness and this was true

 

A bud of rose that grew and grew

 

It was his own little flower, so timid and shy

 

He swore he'll never hurt it or cause it to cry.

 

The bear was happy with his little bud of rose

 

He was loving and gentle after all, it shows.

 

The flower grew steadily within his care.

 

With all it's dew and nectar for the world to share.

 

Yet a rose, though beautiful, was never without a thorn

 

Through millions of years never has a thorn-less rose been born.

 

The bear was ignorant of the pain a rose could bring

 

But it came to him like of water in a spring.

 

The bear pricked his gentle paw on the sharp end

 

A rush of pain, sorrow and betrayal it send

 

A rush of anger seeped into his vein

 

He gnawed and slashed and showed his reign.

 

The poor little flower was shredded to bits

 

So did the bear after his agonizing fits

 

He left the rose wilting and brown

 

And left the woods with more than a frown.

 

Sorrowful years had long passed

 

The little bud was standing at last

 

She grew steadily but was now red and tall

 

Till one day she heard a distant call.

 

It was the bear; he was back.

 

Crying for forgiveness for the attack.

 

The rose pondered and thought  with a prance

 

Will she ever give the bear a chance?

Author's Note

The photo is not mine, credits to the owner.

Reviews

[Damien Ridge]

The poor bear! Feeling betrayed like that, I kinda felt bad. Such a beast but had a heart for this rose. Of course the rose did nothing to begin with, it's but a rose with thorns, the bear was ignorant of that. Wow this was actually a really good story/poem. Thank you for sharing it!

[Abigail Latoreno]

Thanks for reading. I'm very new here and I'm so glad to see someone reading my first work.

[Damien Ridge]

Of course!

[Kyle]

Such a nice story you wrote! I felt sad about the bear. But the bear should learn his lesson. The way you rhyme it makes me feel good!

[Abigail Latoreno]

Awh thank you so much. I'm happy to know that you liked it.

[Karmee]

Hey this is really good, love poetic scheme. Very nicely written and presented

[Abigail Latoreno]

Thank you so much, I'm glad to hear it.