Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi, asks us to write a senryu and a haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.

I almost walked past ….
the tundra holding its bears
like a secret kept
⌘ ⌘⌘
white bear, white snowfield ….
where drifts end, where fur begins,
only the wind knows

Image by Me & ChatGPT
NAR©2026
This is “Polar Bear” by Alcatraz
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Wow! Outstanding visuals, Nancy.
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Polar bears! Once you see them, you can’t unsee them. Thanks very much, Eugi! 🐻❄️
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You’re welcome, Nancy.
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Great take and image Nancy
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Thank you! Gotta love polar bears! 🐻❄️
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Yup 👍🏼
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And now you have me seeing bear butts!! lol Loved them both, Nancy!
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LOL! Once you see that, you can’t unsee it! 😂🐻❄️
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Exactly! 🙂
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I love what you have done with the visual!
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Thanks! I saw polar bears in Susi’s original image so …..
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Snow is not this old beach bum’s thing, but your polar bear poems are amazing my friend …
A Hard Rain’s A’Gonna Fall on Polar Bears
The foreigners have quietly landed
Wood from our trees has all been sanded
We’re a country without doors
Surrounded by golden shores
The openings are vast
The alien’s time is here at last
I cannot stop them, nor can you
If it be their will
Then, let it be
Join them, do not flee
We’ll all be hand in hand
To become the promised land
So let us be great again
Do not worry about the hard rain
Do not consider the faded sunlight
Forget about the rainstorm tonight
Who cares about Polar Bear’s with no ice?
World leaders say “Enjoy now, no matter the price”
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A wonderful response to my Polar Bear poems, dear Ivor. Thank you for a lovely poetic contribution. 🐻❄️
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You care, I care, about our polar bears, why don’t “They” care?
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Perfect imagery for wonderful senhai
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Most kind. Thank you, Ron.
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So lovely Nance – love the polar bear image 🐻❄️
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Thanks very much, Ange. 🐻❄️
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