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The Bears

They'll find food at dump. Place where people throw garbage. Bears don't go hungry.

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Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 2/22/2024 12:36:00 PM

Hello Hilda Greenhough, bears do find food to eat. Hugs, /Darlene/

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 2/22/2024 3:03:00 PM

Hello Hilda, I love bears to. All bears. yes the well behaved bears are the best, Hugsl /Darlene/

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/22/2024 2:32:00 PM

Thank you for your interest in my poem. I do like bears, especially the well behaved type.

Karen Jones

Date: 2/16/2024 8:57:00 AM

So true. Bears feast off what we waste! Sadly I have seen people dumpster dive as I drove by in my car. It was an older Asian married couple. I’m not sure if they were hungry homeless or just thrifty. I like your poem a classic haiku.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/16/2024 12:24:00 PM

I can't trust food found in a dumpster. I have grabbed a few things, like books, but only with an o.k. from the business. Thank you for liking my haiku.

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 2/15/2024 7:36:00 PM

At least the bears get to reduce waste and survive. Bears frequenting the dump creates a hazard for people, though. A lovely haiku, Hilda. Blessings.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/16/2024 4:19:00 PM

Thank you for reading my haiku. Bears can be dangerous. I'd just stay away from them.

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 2/13/2024 10:17:00 PM

I would ask all to put leftovers in so container a bit far from Habitation. Otherwise a clever haiku.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/14/2024 2:03:00 AM

Thank you

Hiya Sharma

Date: 2/12/2024 12:21:00 AM

Gosh, dear Hilda, this is such a thoughtful and insightful haiku, as always. Your words compel us to dive deep and reflect in an introspective way.. Things which we certainly waste or take for granted can prove to be a treasure for others.. You've conveyed so much within just few syllables! Also, bears here portray as the one, who knows the art of surviving.. Very witty and beautifully crafted. There are so many evocative layers here. Brilliant! Sending many best wishes and light to you :)

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/12/2024 12:57:00 AM

Thank you.

Yolanda Nicholsen

Date: 2/11/2024 10:16:00 AM

Indeed lovely expression

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/11/2024 1:47:00 PM

Thank you.

Robert Schatz

Date: 2/11/2024 1:30:00 AM

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/11/2024 1:46:00 PM

Thanks for reading.

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 2/9/2024 6:25:00 PM

The are very resilient and beautiful to watch Hilda :)

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/9/2024 6:48:00 PM

Yes, they are. I like the black bears that are less aggressive.

Sotto Poet

Date: 2/8/2024 12:08:00 PM

Hilda, your Haiku is truly brilliant, capturing the essence of a fundamental human instinct: the relentless pursuit of sustenance and hydration through any means available.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/8/2024 1:59:00 PM

Thank you for comment. It is appreciated. Bears can be real smart.

Joseph May

Date: 2/8/2024 5:55:00 AM

Bears will go where the food is, Nice haiku

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/8/2024 10:21:00 AM

Thank you.

Duke Beaufort

Date: 2/6/2024 11:49:00 AM

Scavenging is a very interesting activity. I occasionally see old furniture set out for collection and strip off the hardware if it looks interesting. There is a lot of food for thought in the Haiku above!

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/6/2024 12:36:00 PM

I had one time of maybe 3 days when I scavenged for food. I discovered that there are more edible plants that look like weeds than most people think. It worked out. I wanted to pay my mortgage first before I worried about eating. Thank you for reading.

Jerry Brotherton

Date: 2/6/2024 5:35:00 AM

A brilliant Haiku, Hilda. One of life's most basic instincts...to get food and water wherever they can.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/6/2024 7:51:00 AM

Thank you for your comment. Best wishes. And again, congratulations on your award.

Joe Dimino

Date: 2/5/2024 8:27:00 PM

We waste so much...not that a meal for a bear is not appreciated by the critter, but we could do better conserving and sharing outright our blessings. Interesting write. Make me think.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/5/2024 8:51:00 PM

Thank you for your comment.. I've heard of bears going to a dump, with one bear accompanied by a dog. Bears are a little lazy, also.

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 2/5/2024 4:50:00 PM

so accurate...bears know how to survive...a pleasant read. Have a lovely evening, Sara

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/5/2024 6:02:00 PM

Thank you again. A generation of children that had stuffed teddy bears has convinced us that bears are cuddly.

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 2/5/2024 8:50:00 AM

When one is hungry one would eat anything. To be expected.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/5/2024 9:29:00 AM

This is true. Some Sci fi TV says that planes crashed in Alaska and the pilot disappeared. Of course, he didn't.

Ink Empress

Date: 2/5/2024 3:40:00 AM

Dear Hilda, this is so deep as always, your haiku too speaks volumes and gets readers to ponder deeply: and this one here too did exactly that. Bears, find ways while the rest of the world do not appreciate or value what they have, they still find ways to get food and survive. I can interpret this in so many different soul levels: pleasure reading your work always. Sending you light

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/5/2024 6:18:00 AM

Many thanks. Bears are resourceful.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 2/5/2024 2:13:00 AM

- Not good for bears to go to the dump to eat ... they should have enough food in the forest (which we humans cut down ) ... sad to think about, Hilda - hugs

Duke Beaufort
Date: 2/6/2024 11:51:00 AM

That sounds about right. The cost of environmental destruction is barely captured in the accountant spreadsheets since the people doing the damage are not generally the ones paying for it.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/5/2024 6:17:00 AM

Lots of food is still good. The ability of the forest to grow food has changed. It should be full of berries and other things, including worms, which bears eat. It's getting too dry.

Howard Kerr

Date: 2/5/2024 1:36:00 AM

First and foremost, I’d like to thank you for your most magnanimous reviews of my recent poetry submissions. Your Haiku is the epitome of a great poem. Thoughtful and sympathetic yet challenging the reader to probe more deeply Howard kerr

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/5/2024 6:08:00 AM

Thank you.

Bill Baker

Date: 2/4/2024 8:46:00 PM

GO BEARS! good Haiku, Hilda. Oops! Have a great week, my friend. Bill

Bill Baker
Date: 2/21/2024 5:27:00 PM

Sara and I collect stuffed bears and call each other Cuddles bear and Sugar bear. We're all for the bears. :-)

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/4/2024 9:03:00 PM

Karen? Thanks though.