Miss Bunny's Lesson

Children's rhyming story poem

One sunny day in warmth of May,

I took a little walk.

Along the path, I met some friends,

and we began to talk.  

 

"What are your plans for this fine day?"

my pal, Miss Bunny, said.

Before I'd even answered her,

she'd hopped along ahead.

 

The turtle laughed and raised his brow

just slowly moving on;

I smiled as Mister Turtle's mouth

let out a great big yawn.

 

Opossum came from 'neath a bush

with babies right behind.

She seemed to be a nervous mom

whose offspring wouldn't mind.

 

We crossed a bridge and paused to watch

Miss Beaver build her dam.

She carried twigs, then dropped them down,

and gave some mud a wham.

 

The turtle said, "It's time for tea;

let's stop and take a break."

We placed a blanket on the ground

And shared some tea and cake.

 

Just as the rest of us got up,

Miss Bunny reappeared;

and, then, the rabbit said to us,

"It's just what I had feared!"

 

"What did you fear?" I asked of her,

not knowing what to think.

That's when I noticed Turtle's eyes

were giving me a wink.

 

No, not a single crumb of cake

would Rabbit get to try;

The price for rushing on ahead

would be her answer why.

 

"What are your plans for this fine day?"

Miss Bunny asked once more.

This time she didn't hop away

As she had done before.

 

I think the rabbit learned that day

a lesson all must learn.

To talk is fine and dandy, BUT

please listen in return.

Reviews

[Fran Marie]

A delightful flowing tale with a valuable lesson therein~Great WritE!~Sharon~Fran

[Cassandra]

What a FANTASTIC poem for children. I love it. The bouncy-nursery rhyme flow.. great :) It had fun woodland characters.. a moral to it and was very fun to read !

[J Lea]

Very cute!

[L.G. Knight]

Oh how cute! This is so sweet and the rhyme and rhythm are amazingly well done! I love it! Thanks for entering it in the with a moral contest!

~Frances~