The bear's feet are under snow. 

It has been snowing for days in the arctic,

And the polar bear stands like a massive guardian,

Watching, waiting.

It has been standing so still,

For so long,

That it's feet are completely buried by snow,

Like a snake covers itself with sand

In the Sahara Desert

And it's back is mounded with snow

Like a mountain

I ask him

Why he has been standing there so long

For his feet to be buried 

As if they were in the sand of the Sahara

And he answers.