Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Sans
Stepping out into
a lightless lull of an all-day rain
a rabbit patters onto the slick sidewalk
I
with the same idea
follow close behind startling its little behind
But Thumper senses
I'm not a hunter but a runner
and begins to tease me as I trail finally traversing the street
Leaves litter the sidewalk separated from their source feeling nothing
Rain recommences collecting on the canopy of my eyelids but never dripping never crying
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It's so intriguing to consider the way many animals seem to be able to instinctively determine whether or not they need to flee when humans are near. I always feel grateful when typically-skittish species trust me enough not to immediately dart away when I approach.
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Rabits are a particularly special animal as far as that goes, for me. I always have a bit of hushed excitement when I see one - as well as deer. Those animals seem to have more of that forest spirit than their kin who have started to invade our backyards on a daily basis.
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