The White Rabbit's Revenge

A whimsical poem about a clever bunny.

The White Rabbit races down his burrow,

And deep into his warren,

Retreating as fast as he can,

From something fierce and foreign.

The timber wolf scrabbles frantically,

At the burrow's narrow mouth,

Digging deeper most determinedly,

While White Rabbit's headed South.

Reaching the southern exit,

White Rabbit circles back around the hill,

Coming up behind the timber wolf,

Determined to do him ill.

With a shake of his tail he lures the wolf,

Towards the farmer's barn,

In the hope that the farmer might see the wolf,

And do it some kind of harm.

His wish is granted, the farmer is there,

And the wolf is none too wary,

The farmer raises his gun, takes aim and fires,

And sends the wolf to meet the fairies.

© 2017 The Iron Horseman

Reviews

[Travis Gibson (poetic h..]

I wish my art expressed itself in this fashion. Most of my work are such personal topics, I envy great works of creativity such as this. Great write!

[The Iron Horseman]

Thank you, PH. I'm glad you found it amusing. I enjoyed writing it.

[Stacy Purvis]

Again, what a fantastic little piece you've written...clever!
Rhythm and Rhyme is perfect.
Thank you for sharing! : )

[The Iron Horseman]

Thank you again, Anastasia.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

You take a subject we all know and inject a satirical humour into it in an excellent flowing poem with creative rhyming.

[Paul Bell]

Why am i feeling sorry for the wolf here. My neighbour had a rabbit. The thing was bigger than a St Bernard. Christ knows what they fed it.

[The Iron Horseman]

Bunnyroids? :)

[Cat]

I love the escalation throughout this piece, it's very fast paces yet through with every detail! Lovely piece and wonderfully whimsical indeed!

[The Iron Horseman]

Thank yo, Cat. I am so glad that you liked it. It's not my usual kind of thing and I really could not tell if it worked. Thank you for the reassurance!

[Cat]

no problem :)

[Tony Jordan]

This exact scenario exists in a film called Watership Down. :{

[The Iron Horseman]

lol! I read Watership Down many years ago, but I don't recall any wolves!