There’s a Bear in the Backyard

By Elton Camp

It’s outrage some folks will express

At seeing an animal at their address

Forgetting that it was there first

Its very presence is accursed

When animal habitat is destroyed

With nature’s balance we’ve toyed

Perhaps opportunities we’ve missed

With the native wildlife to coexist

Should I destroy every snake I see

Or, if not poison, just let it be?

What possible harm can I see

If a bird roosts up in my tree?

But, all said, it’s hard not to care

When into my yard walks a bear