Hares

Unlike rabbits in large numbers they do not abound

And unlike rabbits they don't live in burrows in the ground

Among humans and foxes, cats and dogs they do not have a friend

And on their speed and dodging ability for survival depend

In tall grass or cover from sight hidden away

They fitfully rest during the light of day

And if they sense danger near them at a rapid pace

As fast as they can run from cover they race

Hares mostly brown except in the Arctic winter they turn white

Which in the snow from predators camouflage them in the daylight

Than a hare for a predator to catch there is far easier prey

For them a young hare in its prime a hard earned meal of the day

On their very survival they depend on their speed

Hares they are amazing creatures indeed.

Francis Duggan