"MEET ME ON THE HILL"
by Becky Hemsley
by Becky Hemsley
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
And found the 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
And then she gently licked his wounds
Pretending not to notice
His reaction to the moon
But 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 and 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 at 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’ve 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,
Would they admit defeat?
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 on 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 initially written as a wedding reading request - to tell the love story between a wolf and a rabbit. But each time I share it, it tends to resonate with people who find a little bit of their own story in it
Becky Hemsley 2022
Beautiful painting by The Art of David Joaquin
This is from my second collection https://a.co/d/fvFwBZM
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