Back to Bunnies
“When will we get back to
writing about bunnies?”
mourned a fellow writer.
I stepped out on my deck,
only to see one,
grazing unaware,
eyes focused on a few
blades of spring green grass.
Remember when it was
a pejorative to
describe someone
as “contemplating
their own navel”?
Now it doesn’t sound
like such a bad pastime.
We’ve all had to slow down:
why not take a look around?
We may not be writing
about bunnies,
but look at the proliferation
of creatures on social media.
A moose leisurely strolls
through the Amherst College
campus. A brown bear
enjoys a siesta in a
multicolored hammock.
Giant swamp rabbits are
caught on camera, swimming
determinedly through their
forest wetland, then
leaping, practically flying,
over their tangled marsh.
We humans are paying
more attention to our
pets and wildlife.
They seem to sense
a change in humankind
and respond by giving
us some careful scrutiny,
now that we aren’t always
running about in our
big tanks on our
anthill freeways.
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