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Butterfly poetry collection

Hare Happenings: Poems of the Wild

A varied collection of poems gathered around this subject, with space for different voices, images, and moods.

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01

Animals

Swift and Silent:

Hare in the meadow, swift and sleek,
With ears alert and movements quick.
You bound through fields with nimble grace,
A flash of fur in open space.
In moonlit nights, you softly tread,
Through grasses green and flowers spread.
Your presence light, a fleeting sight,
In nature's dance, a pure delight.

02

Animals

Meadow’s Runner:

In the meadow where the wildflowers grow,
The hare runs fast, its pace just so.
Through morning dew and evening light,
It moves with speed, both day and night.
With every leap, a story told,
Of freedom's chase and spirit bold.
The hare, a symbol of the wild,
In nature's lap, forever styled.

03

Animals

Silent Wanderer:

Hare in the forest, silent and shy,
With keen, bright eyes and ears held high.
You wander paths both old and new,
Beneath the sky's expansive blue.
In twilight's glow and dawn's first light,
You journey through the quiet night.
A creature of the woods and fields,
The hare, in silence, gently yields.

04

Animals

Hare's Hoot

A hare so fast,
Loved to laugh and last.
"Watch me run, watch me cheer,
I'm the forest's dear!"
The critters laughed, the birds cheered,
At the hare's hoot endeared.
With each hop, joy would grow,
In the hare's show.

05

Animals

Hare's Harmony

A hare loved to hum,
In the forest, it was fun.
"Hear my tune, hear my cheer,
I'm the forest's melody dear!"
The animals laughed, joined with glee,
At the hare's spree.
With each note, joy would spread,
In the forest's bed.

06

Animals

Meadow's Fleet

Amidst the fields where hares do play, their quick feet carry them away,
Hare whispers, in the nature's sway.
Ears that perk with every sound, alert to life all around,
Hare's whispers, in the meadow's ground.
Shadows dance in the morning light, bringing scenes of delight,
Hare poems, in the meadow's sight.
Amidst the grass and the sun's glow, where hares go,
Hare whispers, in the nature's flow.
Each leap a tale of nature's blend, in the meadow's end,
Hare poems, in the nature's trend.

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