I didn’t hear him rattling
about in my kitchen
but there he was,
Folger the Bear
posing a friendly profile
in the bottom of the saucer
used to rest my swirling spoon.
Now, I know that coffee
is nature’s perfect food
and slakes the thirst
of many a famished artiste,
but an artist in its own right?
Well I stirred up my brew,
set my spoon on the plate
and Folger went away -
but not before he got his picture took.
February, 2007
(To view a picture of Folger Bear, visit the poet's biography page)
Robert Charles Howard
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-bear-in-the-saucer/
