Bunny Tails
A fuzzy critter did intrude
in my backyard to seek some food.
But carrots? There
were none of those.
Poor bunny’s lost, I would suppose.
He hopped and wandered to and fro
in search of veggies, grass…but ‘though
he found some ivy and a rose
poor bunny’s lost, I would suppose.
I felt bad for this bunny who’d
just wanted lunch, which he’d pursued
into my yard, with garden hose.
Poor bunny’s lost, I would suppose.
So I checked out my crisper bin.
I got a cuke and sliced it thin
and set it ‘fore the bunny’s nose.
The bunny ate the food I chose.
(Now bunny’s happy, I suppose.)
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Notes: The form is Kyrielle. The picture was a
vintage (and apparently unattributable) one which I found on the
Internet. The idea was inspired buy two things: Sepia Saturday posted a
picture of a woman with a very shaggy bunny as their prompt (see below) and
also, my daughter kinda likes bunnies.
Fun! I love the image you found, too.
ReplyDeleteDid you draw the image above your poem? I envy all who can draw like that.
ReplyDeleteI could really picture that bunny hopping around looking for food and then eating the cucumber.
ReplyDeleteYou turned poor bunny into happy bunny :-) Cute picture too. We have a lot of bunnies in the field at the back of our house, but they all seem too well-fed to come any closer. Jo
ReplyDeleteSo enjoyable, what a delightful poem!
ReplyDeleteThe tone of your poem is perfect with your image and with the prompt. Love it. I look forward to reading some more of your poems.
ReplyDeleteGreat poem and response to the post. There is a bit of oldand new in the voice. It totally fits both images.
ReplyDeleteYour post reminded me of one of my fun poems, "Rabbit Dreams." I went out to get the newspaper one morning and there was a rabbit posing quietly beside a car my son had for sale in the driveway. I imagined him dreaming of buying the car if only he could. Hop over some day and look around. Nice meeting you.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the others - image and words perfectly matched.
ReplyDeleteAgain, RJ, you've made a challenging form seem simple. This flows beautifully and the old-fashioned focus is just right.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Janice!
ReplyDeleteBob - while I can draw 'okay' I cannot take credit for the picture on this page. I found it but I thought - hey...it works!
ReplyDeletePostcardy - we actually do get bunnies in the yard periodically. It's been kind of unnerving until recently because I have a Cairn terrier ('nuff said on that, eh?)
ReplyDeleteNow that my pup is almost 15 years old, the bunnies are pretty safe. ☼
Hey imagespast - lol! I always was a sucker for a happy ending!
ReplyDeleteKaren S - thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteWendy - thanks! You are so kind!
ReplyDeleteLiz - thanks for your nice words! I had a lot of fun with this one! ☼
ReplyDeleteTo Raining Iguanas - now you've piqued my curiosity! I must 'hop' over to see what you've done!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Alan!!!
ReplyDeleteKim - thank you! From you that is very high praise indeed! ♥
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