Wild Rabbit
A wild rabbit nibbles tender grass
Then hops across the hazelnut
Shells beneath the garden table
To settle under the unruly brambles
To rest to think as rabbits do
Silent world in fearful lull
Watchful, the rabbit twitches her ears
Her nose—does she sense my eyes upon her
A gift of Buddha calm and nature’s glory
Quarantined in a silent world
Deep in the bamboo thicket
Along the southern fence line
My rabbit disappears to her burrow
She will return—I know—one day
Hopeful world in silent wait
Published by Indolent Books, What Rough Beast, COVID-19 Edition, April 29, 2020
https://www.indolentbooks.com/what-rough-beast-covid-19-edition-04-29-20-arleen-williams/