Poetry — Nature and Art

Sheriff Snaza was eaten by a bear

I should know: I was there.

Seeing the Spreader, the bear was intent on this task

And, responsible. Unlike Snaza, the bear wore a mask.

 

Was the bear simply in need of a meal

or was it about some other deal?

Snaza is like his brother down in Lewis county

Perhaps the bear was just collecting a bounty?

 

Then again we all know Snaza overspent

a half a million that he claims “just went.”

The Commissioners let his crime slide,

but the bear may have been taking the taxpayers’ side.

 

Or, maybe it was Snaza’s choice of a quiet residential street

As a place for his SWAT team to deploy their heat.

The notice read: Don’t be alarmed. It’s just a boom you’ll hear

But the bear wasn’t afraid of Snaza’s gear.

 

Sheriff Snaza was eaten by a bear

I should know: I was there.

Along with 100 neighbors at the station

We gave the bear a standing ovation.

 

Dan Leahy