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