By Gregory Bear

What about some ‘Bear Poetry’? Well, I’ve had a look inside my human mum’s library of bear books. Here are some quotations from English and American authors contributions to teddy bear poetry:

You don’t have particularly to emphasize teddy bears being something very special. Teddy bears are all around us since about 100 years by now. During this quite long term he never lost his popularity. At any time during the first five years in its childhood, nearly every child in the western hemisphere is getting a teddy bear as a present. A very special toy for being fond of.

In the early days of teddy bears existence people said that teddy bears are boys toys. In their opinion a teddy should be able to satisfy a boy’s necessities, for which girls used their dolls. But girls and boys during all times until now are fall-ing in love with teddy bears! Some special humans never will lose this affection in their whole life time.
Josa Keys / English author

Not anybody is able to listen as patient and unprejudiced like a teddy bear.
Bo Niles / American author

Long before I was grown up, my teddy bear taught me all about real love: that is to be around, when you are needed the most.
Jim Nelson / American author

No other animal was loved as much as a teddy bear: stories about affection and kindness, steadfastness, character and taking care for others. In short all these virtues we all appreciate, knowing they are well-meant, desiring we had these abilities and skills, too.
Michael Bond / English author

Bears are making your life also easy. They are remarkable companions when you are alone.
Nesta Wynn Ellis / English Teddy Bear Collector

I was designed by Carol-Lynn Rössel-Waugh for ‘Russ Berrie’ Ltd, as a plate fixed to my body said. Here is something she said:

‘ A teddy bear becomes a work of art himself, only by being unusual, in my opinion through his facial expression. He must radiate a special something in his eyes, touching the viewer’s soul.’

Let’s go to the nearest mirror…look yourself deep into the eyes…? Yeah! I am sure we ALL got IT… this special look, overwhelming the humans we have cho-sen to share our lives with! But only in their opinion they choose US. Only we teddy bears are knowing the truth, keeping this secret deep inside our beary, brave hearts.

Yours Greg