I am bear........<br> I am not just "a" bear<br> I am the forest.<br> I am the fragile ecosystem.<br> I am the running streams,<br> the canopy of pines,<br> the whistling winds,<br> the fertile soil,<br> and the radiant sun.<br> I am everything… 更多 that is <br> natural,<br> beautiful,<br> and mysterious, in this universe.<br> I am not one of many.<br> I am all that is one.<br> I am bear.<br> ~by Jennifer S. Clayburg <br> Black bear painting by wildlife artists Jerry Gadamus