In a late summer light circus,
Shards of watery sunshine
Moved in and out of focus.
From my hide of grass I noticed,
Unaware that I was there,
A large-eared hare
Lolling in the meadow.
With twitching nose
And whiskers trembling,
It made a sudden spring;
With lopsided gait it broke into a run,
Burnished fur glimmering in the sun.
© Kim M. Russell, 2016
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Reblogged this on O LADO ESCURO DA LUA.
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Thank you for the reblog! 🙂
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“With twitching nose
And whiskers trembling,
It made a sudden spring;”
Luv those lines; have a good Tuesday Kim
much love…
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I’m delighted you like my hare, Gillena. Have a wonderful Tuesday evening!
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I do love the image of that hare… and yes we have them too, you have portrayed it in the best of ways.
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Oh a gorgeous big-eared hair. I love its “burnished fur glimmering in the sun”.
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Thanks for reading, Sherry!
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What an amazing, and exciting moment you have captured with your keen poet’s eye. I love the watery sunshine and the hare acting so freely without knowing he had been spotted.
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Thank you for your kind comments, Kerry!
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“Burnished fur glimmering in the sun” This image is lovely, as is the photo you share. Love the hare as a subject — so often we read of hares as silly, puzzling characters — beautiful to read of one as he is in nature.
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Thanks Stacie 🐰
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You really made me see it!
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That was the plan! Thank you for reading and commenting 🙂
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What a wonderful experience!
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Hares are wonderful creatures and there are so many hare myths and legends.
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This is wonderful! You captured the hare perfectly here with your words.
We’ve had lots of rabbits here this year. I see them grazing and running across the yard. I guess rabbits are smaller than hares?
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Yes, hares are really quite big and not as colourful as rabbits.Hares also have longer hind legs and longer ears with characteristic black markings. A rabbit’s fur stays the same colour all year round, while hares change from greyish brown in summer to white in winter.
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Thank you for the explanation! I don’t think I ever see rabbits around here in winter. I haven’t even seen much of them lately, but they were very active earlier in the summer.
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Love hos spring comes into summer, and great pic! And very visual poem too. Thanks. k.
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“a late summer light circus” I love that. Beautiful writing
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Thank you, Susie!
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Reblogged this on Roberta Pimentel.
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Thank you for the reblog, Roberta!
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My pleasure!
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Such a lovely poem!
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Thank you kindly!
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Most welcome, enjoyed this very much!
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