THE WOLF AND THE RABBIT by Becky Hemsley

"THE WOLF AND THE RABBIT"
by Becky Hemsley 2023

The rabbit bounded up the hill,

A full moon in the sky

When she heard the howling of a wolf

Which turned into a cry

She bravely climbed the hill

And found a wolf without his pack

Crying out in agony,

His legs caught in a trap

And though the rules of nature

Told her she should turn and flee

Her kindness then resolved her

To ensure that he was freed

So she released each paw from in the trap

Then licked his wounds

Pretending not to notice

His reaction to the moon

See all the while she’d never stopped

Looking into his eyes

For she knew these were the windows

To the soul he’d trapped inside

His eyes were fierce and angry

But she watched them slowly change

Through relief to vulnerability

‘Til only peace remained

And then it was his turn

To quite ignore his nature’s laws

To quieten his hungry growl

And put away his claws

“I don’t know how you did that,”

Were the words he spoke at first

And she looked down to his paws

To check that none of them were hurt

“Not that,” he said, “I don’t know how

You softened me inside”

And then she whispered just three words –

“I see you,” she replied

They walked for many hours

Counting fireflies and stars

And when the morning sun rose

They were sad they’d have to part

“Meet me on the hill,” she said,

“The hill on which we met

Meet me there this evening

As the sun begins to set”

And both of them considered

Whether it was right to meet

Were there too many obstacles,

Too much adversity?

But they both knew that this

Was something they could not ignore

Something beyond nature

That they’d never felt before

So they met upon the hill

And as the sun set from above

They proved that there is nothing

Quite as powerful as love

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This was actually written as a request for a couple who then used it as a reading at their wedding

Love conquers all!

Becky Hemsley 2023

Artwork created on Canva

The Wolf and the Rabbit is from 'What the Wild Replied' https://amzn.eu/d/e72dQUI

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