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Black Bear, Pt. II
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in the woods, in the mountains
we begin another chapter
still more to be gleaned
from the essence of the black bear
because the black bear has a presence
which to witness is a gift
to receive it we must open
like a clearing in the mist
and here comes black bear now
emerging from hibernation
she’s not alone, she brings the future
the next bear generation
two cubs timid, amid the brambles
stumbling into being
blind when born, but now behold
the majesty of seeing
a purity of openness
with everything to learn
let the bears remind us of a grace
to which we may return
and the black bear lives for living
and to keep her cubs alive
she doesn’t take or hurt more than she needs
in order to survive
and why is it so hard to change?
what insistence does it take?
I trailed the wisdom of the bears
the distance to the lake
and when she gazed
across the water
I saw her as
mother nature’s daughter
And from that same mother
I am her brother
for at least that moment
we saw each other
the kinship cut me to the core
and turned me inside out
all the ways we’ve failed her
are too many to count
but the black bear doesn’t fault us
she has no concept of blame
nor can she forgive us
our trespass and our shame
the fact is we have taken
much more than is our share
in so doing we have broken
more than we can repair
I’m older now and wiser,
with a lot less time to wallow
no more seeking out self-pity
instead examples that I can follow
the qualities that cast the spell
will be the same to lift the curse
resourcefulness and imagination
but this time in reverse
and the black bear lives for living
and to keep her cubs alive
she doesn’t take or hurt more than she needs
in order to survive
and why is it so hard to change?
what insistence does it take?
I trailed the wisdom of the bears
the distance to the lake
and the black bear lives for living
and to keep her cubs alive
she doesn’t take or hurt more than she needs
in order to survive
and why is it so hard to change?
what insistence does it take?
I trailed the wisdom of the bears
the distance to the lake
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in the woods, in the mountains
is a good place to begin
a song about a black bear
living in his black bear den
doing all the black bear things
a black bear just might do
I hope in my next lifetime
I could be a black bear too
and here comes black bear now
crashing through the brush
unfazed by thorns and branches
that would hurt me to the touch
in pursuit of some small animal
the food chain is a truth
and the bear has the advantage
of the massive claw and tooth
but he'll also stop for berries
or honey from the bees
or nuts that he can shake down
from the canopy of trees
and afterwards he'll have his choice
from any stream to drink
while I'll fill up another cup
from my old kitchen sink
and if he wants he'll have a nap
and dream his black bear dreams
that I could only dream of
like I dream to drink from streams
and as he sleeps he hears the breeze
and knows that he is safe
while I'm sleeping with the fan on
to drown out my lack of faith
the simplicity of solitude
is a hard thing to perfect
stealing happiness from loneliness
is not a simple theft
but the black bear has it figured out
and gets what he deserves
and the fur that he is wearing
is the fur that he prefers
and when he stared across the river
into my eyes it made me shiver
and I knew that it was lovely
to have a black bear thinking of me
and when he thinks
he is thoughtful
and when he rests
he is restful
and when he runs
he runs the fastest
and spins the earth right on its axis
and that's his gift to all
showing us the sun
keeping time for everyone
a steady beating drum
and all the dirt he bounds upon
he'd leave his heavy track
that is deep when he is young and blue
but deepest when he's black
because color for the black bear
is a synonym for age
if I were one then I'd be in my
cinnamon phase
instead I am a 22
and the decades weight a ton
this new century's essentially
a bullet from the gun
it takes coffee pots that cost a lot
just to stay abreast
but the coffee hits my sense of loss
and makes a nervous wreck
the simplicity of solitude
is a hard thing to perfect
stealing happiness from loneliness
is not a simple theft
but the black bear has it figured out
and gets what he deserves
and the fur that he is wearing
is the fur that he prefers
and when he stared across the river
into my eyes it made me shiver
and I knew that it was lovely
to have a black bear thinking of me
and when he thinks
he is thoughtful
and when he rests
he is restful
and when he runs
he runs the fastest
and spins the earth right on its axis
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Black Bear (Sam Beebe) Munich, Germany
Black Bear is emerging from hibernation into a new dawn, beginning with the release of a new chapter in the story that began with the beloved track "Black Bear," from the 2006 debut album, The Cinnamon Phase. Buy "Black Bear, Pt. II" along with a remaster of "BB"! Support Black Bear on Patreon (www.patreon.com/blackbearsambeebe) and follow on social platforms to stay up to date! ... more
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