This morning, our writing circle at the Alois Alzheimer Center wrote to the theme of teddy bears, reflecting on bears they had while growing up, or stuffed animals belonging to their children. We created a group poem from their written and spoken words.
Teddy Bear, With Deep Affection
My children always had bears.
If you had children,
you had to have teddy bears.
He was given to me at Christmas,
with button eyes and soft paws.
He was a good friend.
Bobby.
My brothers would toss him in a tub,
my mother would dry him out.
I never had a teddy bear,
I was always doing adult things.
A tan teddy bear sat in a chair
by my bed at night
so he could watch over me.
He was a small bear,
I don’t remember his name.
I like the Big Bear,
he looks soft and squeezable.
I had a brown teddy
that I took to bed with me.
He reminds me of
the Mickey Mouse Show on TV.
We didn’t have a teddy bear,
we had a French poodle instead.
Winnie the Pooh
makes me think of warm weather.
Just Teddy.
Plain, medium-sized,
showing signs of wear and tear
from just plain loving.
Group Poem – September 9, 2010
Found Voices Writing Circle
Alois Alzheimer Center
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