The Bunnies at the Colorado House Rabbit Society

The Bunnies at the Colorado House Rabbit Society

Cages stacked on cages, rabbits in ones and twos, the smell of hay in the air,
The Colorado House Rabbit Society is filled to the brim with …rabbits!
They sleep, snuggled into rumpled piles of clean white terry cloth rags,
as cozy as if wrapped in warm plush bathrobes after a hot shower.
Upon waking, a long stretch from ears to toes, a big yawn,
before hopping over to lazily munch timothy hay and if they’re lucky,
a few Cheerios as a special treat.
Slightly scratched, white plastic bowls brim with fresh, sparkling water.
Tens of bunnies, maybe one hundred!
White ones, black ones, Rex bunnies,
Angora bunnies, fat ones, skinny ones,
long ears, short ears, old bunnies
and baby bunnies.
One might think that they are anxious to be on their way,
that any home would do, but they look up at us,
we who are wondering how they’d fit in our lives,
their noses twitching, evaluating, discerning, deciding
whether they would like to live with us, or that young couple,
or the family with the two kids, the older man who was wearing a green hat,
or maybe that cute little redhead who came to visit a couple of days ago.
They are in the finest bunny hotel, The Colorado House Rabbit Society,
No reason to rush into just any new home,
They can wait until they have fallen in love.

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This poem was just published in the August 2008 issue of the Bunner Runner, one of my favorite publications!
Personalized bunny poetry available, with portion of proceeds to Colorado House Rabbit Society
Page 7 The Bunny Runner – August 2008