The Bear, The Fire, And The Snow Poem by Shel Silverstein

The Bear, The Fire, And The Snow

Rating: 2.8


'I live in fear of the snow,' said the bear.
'Whenever it's here, be sure I'll be there.
Oh, the pain and the cold,
when one's bearish and old.
I live in fear of the snow.'

'I live in fear of the fire,' said the snow.
'Whenever it comes then it's time I must go.
with its yellow lick flames
leaping higher and higher,
I live in fear of the fire.'

'I live in fear of the river,' said the fire.
'It can drown all my flames anytime it desires,
and the thought of the wet
makes me sputter and shiver.
I live in fear of the river.'

'I live in fear of the bear,' said the river.
'It can lap me right up, don't you know?'
While a mile away
you can hear the bear say,
'I live in fear of the snow.'

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Rhonda Blanton 27 April 2018

Sounds to me like the bear fears the snow and the snow fears the fire, the fire fears the river and the river fears the bear.

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Amanda Epps 23 October 2016

This one is cute will read it to my kids

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Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein

Chicago/ Illinois
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