adam black

Lyrics

a stretch & a yawn
sign to a season dawning;
up! out of winter’s awning,
crawling on all fours.
having emptied autumn’s stores,
will he face the day?

dusting his sleeves,
the crack of his back relieving;
chest slow & deeply heaving,
breathing through his nose &,
with a wiggle of his toes,
is on his way.

old bear, where’ve you been hiding?
old bear, o, where are you off to now?

forests & fields;
rivers & roads; freewheeling
to the unknown! unyielding but
shielding still his heart
in the hinterlands apart
from the hindrance of ties.

feral he roams. once
quiet & quaint & homely,
now but a rogue he’s only
lonely in the end.
needful of a friend
but he’s too damn shy...

old bear, where’ve you been hiding?
old bear, o, where are you off to now?