Bear Awakening

from The Wheel by Half Pagan

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The Wheel of the Year has no beginning or end, but our album has to start somewhere. We picked the early spring celebration of Imbolc, also known as Candlemas and by many other names. This is the time of year when bears emerge from torpor. Our song celebrates a mother bear and her cubs.

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BEAR AWAKENING

Early spring, the snow begins to melt.
Gentle breezes whisper on her pelt.
The bear is lying in a torpor inside her den.

She dreams of salmon full of roe
Acorns falling to the ground below
The bear, once sleeping, is awakened.

She shakes her head
She yawns hard
She hears her twin cubs
Crying from hunger
She stretches her limbs,
And exhales deeply
She is standing. The bear awakens.

She lumbers outside of her den
The bright sunlight on ice reflections
The bear, she’s squinting, but gaining focus.

She licks the snow, it tastes good.
She gains the strength to nurse her hungry cubs.
The bear gazes off into the distance.

She shakes her body
She scratches her back
She rolls on the ground
She looks for snacks
She stretches her neck,
And inhales deeply
She is walking. The bear awakens.

It’s going to be a pretty good year for the bears.

credits

from The Wheel, released May 1, 2022
Words and music composed by Dr. Homan

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We're a rock band based in Bulbancha. You might call it New Orleans. Sometimes we do songs about cemetery picnics or the mythology of ancient Babylon. We're Half Pagan.

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