tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16151290.post-21726629707050957192008-04-17T16:11:00.000-07:002008-04-17T16:28:15.009-07:00There was a black bear cub, he was afraid of the dark<br />He lived in a place called Yosemite Park<br /><br />His mother would tell him, “Joe, you’ll be alright”<br />But that did not help, once it was night<br /><br />He peeked from his cave, and saw the bright moon<br />He ran back to his mother, and prayed for light, soon<br /><br />But mother was asleep, and Joe was not yet sleepy<br />And the sounds of the night made Joe get weepy<br /><br />He heard a hoot owl and a coyote or two<br />Mother was still sleeping, what could Joe do?<br /><br />He heard a loud crack, right outside the cave<br />And for the first time, Joe became brave<br /><br />He decided to go look and see what it was<br />When he got outside, he saw giant paws<br /><br />He followed them up to see to whom they belonged<br />He saw they were his father’s, for whom Joe had longed<br /><br />“Father you’re back”, cried Joe in surprise<br />Mother awoke when she heard Joe’s cries<br /><br />They hugged as a family, for the first time in awhile<br />It warmed mother’s heart to see her Joe smile<br /><br />No longer would Joe fear the dark<br />And he felt right at home in Yosemite Park<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16151290-2172662970705095719?l=yaopenpage.blogspot.com'/></div>Mariposa County Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467180488407085944noreply@blogger.com