Death a Bear by Donal Mahoney

Odd the way the very old

pick a winter day to fall,

break a minor bone,

be assigned to bed

and death a bear

napping out the winter

rises in his lair,

instantly aware

here is Spring

and ultimately honey.

Nominated for Best of the Net and Pushcart prizes, Donal Mahoney has had poetry and fiction published in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Some of his work can be found at  http://eyeonlifemag.com/the-poetry-locksmith/donal-mahoney-poet.html