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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LINES TO A LATE LAMENTED RABBIT, by BILLIE MARIE CRABB
First Line: You lie / not where in madcap youth
Last Line: In my protesting stomach!
Subject(s): Animals; Rabbits; Hares
First Line: You lie / not where in madcap youth
Last Line: In my protesting stomach!
Subject(s): Animals; Rabbits; Hares
You lie,
Not where in madcap youth, you ran and played;
Nor where the mighty forest monarchs cast their shade
Nearby some limpid pool or sylvan glade
Beneath the sky.
You do not sleep beneath a bloodred moon
Nor, brittle, bleached and white, are your bones strewn
Upon some grassy hummock;
You mix
And mingle with the corn and beans,
The salad, gravy, and sardines;
Asparagus and tangerines,
The pickles, pie, and mustard greens,
In my protesting stomach!
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