Should you befriend an ursine thing
It’s best beware what it may be:
For some will kill and some will maim,
But others are in fact quite tame.
So if you barely know the kind
Of ancient arktos you may find,
The answer’s here for all to see
About the fabled wolf of bee.
If in the hemisphere of east
Then do not fear the mighty beast;
You’ll find that though they’re omnivores
They much prefer the greener stores.
The size may range from large to small,
And one’s in fact marsupial!
They all like bugs and bits of plants,
One loves bamboo – another ants.
If to earth’s west you then set forth:
Then quickly check if south, or north.
Down south he’s wise, be-spectacled,
And lives in trees – or so I’m told.
The further north, the further worse,
So stay away from there of course.
You see, they share their coats around,
To mix up those by whom they’re found.
The grizzled brown is sometimes black,
And sometimes called the Kodiak.
The bruin black is often brown,
And Ted refused to shoot one down.
The one who has a coat of white,
Lives in a place of dwimmer light.
The brown is also sometimes seen
To have a pale and moonlike sheen.
To make it tough, the brown will quest,
Across the world from east to west.
Which makes the trick of hemispheres
Not all that helpful or that clear.
With all these kinds, what should you do
If one is looking down at you?
First, question why you went outside,
Then ponder that you’re ‘bout to die.
You should re-work your whole life plan,
And think about its shortened span.
Loom large and do not run away,
Then all that’s left to do is pray.
08.08.23
Nathaniel West Clark 