The Bears

They'll find food at dump.
Place where people throw garbage.
Bears don't go hungry.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Rodrigues Avatar
September 14, 2024 at 6:01 PM
The ravaging bears!
Greenhough Avatar
September 14, 2024 at 6:23 PM
They look cuddly.
De Beaulieu Avatar
February 22, 2024 at 12:36 PM
Hello Hilda Greenhough, bears do find food to eat. Hugs, /Darlene/
De Beaulieu Avatar
February 22, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Hello Hilda, I love bears to. All bears. yes the well behaved bears are the best, Hugsl /Darlene/
Greenhough Avatar
February 22, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Thank you for your interest in my poem. I do like bears, especially the well behaved type.
Jones Avatar
February 16, 2024 at 8:57 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.
Greenhough Avatar
February 16, 2024 at 12:24 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.
Buehler Avatar
February 15, 2024 at 7:36 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.
Greenhough Avatar
February 16, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Thank you for reading my haiku. Bears can be dangerous. I'd just stay away from them.
Buhagiar Avatar
February 13, 2024 at 10:17 PM
I would ask all to put leftovers in so container a bit far from Habitation. Otherwise a clever haiku.
Greenhough Avatar
February 14, 2024 at 2:03 AM
Thank you
Sharma  Avatar
February 12, 2024 at 12:21 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 :)
Greenhough Avatar
February 12, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Thank you.
Nicholsen Avatar
February 11, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Indeed lovely expression
Greenhough Avatar
February 11, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Thank you.
Schatz Avatar
February 11, 2024 at 1:30 AM
:)
Greenhough Avatar
February 11, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Thanks for reading.
Rose  Avatar
February 9, 2024 at 6:25 PM
The are very resilient and beautiful to watch Hilda :)
Greenhough Avatar
February 9, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Yes, they are. I like the black bears that are less aggressive.
Poet Avatar
February 8, 2024 at 12:08 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.
Greenhough Avatar
February 8, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Thank you for comment. It is appreciated. Bears can be real smart.
May Avatar
February 8, 2024 at 5:55 AM
Bears will go where the food is, Nice haiku
Greenhough Avatar
February 8, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Thank you.
Brotherton Avatar
February 6, 2024 at 5:35 AM
A brilliant Haiku, Hilda. One of life's most basic instincts...to get food and water wherever they can.
Greenhough Avatar
February 6, 2024 at 7:51 AM
Thank you for your comment. Best wishes. And again, congratulations on your award.
DiMino Avatar
February 5, 2024 at 8:27 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.
Greenhough Avatar
February 5, 2024 at 8:51 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.
Buhagiar Avatar
February 5, 2024 at 8:50 AM
When one is hungry one would eat anything. To be expected.
Greenhough Avatar
February 5, 2024 at 9:29 AM
This is true. Some Sci fi TV says that planes crashed in Alaska and the pilot disappeared. Of course, he didn't.
Empress Avatar
February 5, 2024 at 3:40 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
Greenhough Avatar
February 5, 2024 at 6:18 AM
Many thanks. Bears are resourceful.
Andresen Avatar
February 5, 2024 at 2:13 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
Beaufort Avatar
February 6, 2024 at 11:51 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.
Greenhough Avatar
February 5, 2024 at 6:17 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.
Kerr Avatar
February 5, 2024 at 1:36 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
Greenhough Avatar
February 5, 2024 at 6:08 AM
Thank you.
Baker Avatar
February 4, 2024 at 8:46 PM
GO BEARS! good Haiku, Hilda. Oops! Have a great week, my friend. Bill
Baker Avatar
February 21, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Sara and I collect stuffed bears and call each other Cuddles bear and Sugar bear. We're all for the bears. :-)
Greenhough Avatar
February 4, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Karen? Thanks though.
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