Polar Bear

POLAR BEAR BY DAN BEAM, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 40” X 30”

THE MYSTERY THAT IS ME

I am mysterious.

See the snowbank in the distance?

If it moves, it might be me.

I am a sorcerer in the snow.

I can completely disappear

into the glistening white terrain

of my Artic homeland.

I am one of the largest land omnivores walking this Earth

And yet I am considered a marine animal, Ursus Maritimas,

Capable of continuously swimming the cold sea

for days on end.

My dark, marveling eyes absorb the lights

Of the Aurora Borealis,

As I find quiet pleasure in pathless walks

Along lonely shores.

Solitude is delicious,

And I find comfort in silence.

In the solitude, I discover the mystery of me,

The richness that 

Shows itself

Most clearly

In the vast emptiness

That surrounds me.

And I have learned

That I can never be lonely

When I like

The one

I am with.

—by Dan Beam