Adrienne Rich - Bears lyrics

[Adrienne Rich - Bears lyrics]

Wonderful bears that walked my
Room all night, where have you gone, your
Sleek and fairy fur
Your eyes' veiled and imperious light?

Brown bears as rich as mocha or as musk
White opalescent bears whose fur stood out
Electric in the deepening dusk

And great black bears that seemed
More blue than black
More violet than blue against the dark­ ­
Where are you now? Upon what track

Mutter your muffled paws that used to tread
So softly, surely, up the creakless stair
While I lay listening in bed?

When did I lose you? Whose have you become?
Why do I wait and wait and never hear
Your thick nocturnal pacing in my room?
My bears, who keeps you now
In pride and fear?

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