Saturday, October 28, 2017

Barely There

On a snow clad mountain far far away
Cool breeze froze everything where
A little white polar bear with a lovely fur
Lived with its mommy there

    Together they would play
    And the mommy would tuck him in her cozy fur for good
    When he drifted asleep at night
    The mother would go out to fetch some food

One day the sun rays woke him up
But he couldn't find his mommy anywhere
Thinking that she might soon be bringing food
Like a good boy he waited there

    When hours passed by and she did not return
    For her search he decided to step out
    "Mommy, mommy, where are you?"
    From depth of his throat he gave a shout

He searched her in the caves, in valley and hills
And even dug some ice
With wandering eyes while looking for her
He was alerted by a strange voice

    It was a sleigh being ridden by a man
    Who suddenly stopped in front of him
    He was carrying a large weapon
    That the bear had never before seen

Hunter moved forward and the bear behind
Slowly he was reaching the ledge
The man threw the weapon on him
But he ducked and missed its edge

    In anger the man rode the sleigh on him
    But he quickly moved side way
    Sending the sleigh and hunter with it
    Down the deep valley and far far away

As that sleigh passed by him
His nose twitched with a familiar smell
His face brightened with joy
As it was his mommy's, he knew so well

    Following the tracks with his sniff
    At last he reached a hut there
    He slammed open the door to find her in
    And gave a tight hug to his mommy bear

"Mommy, where had you been?
I had been looking for you so long
A wicked hunter tried to harm me
But I wasn't afraid and was strong"

    "I went all over the snow mountains
    Calling for you aloud
    And even tricked the wicked hunter
    Like a brave boy don't I make you proud?"

Ecstasy was in his eyes
To have found his mom through thick and thin
But poor him didn't realize
That he was talking just to the skin




--- Watch out this short film on which the poem is based-
     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5XIyKlLThs

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