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April 4, 2022September 15, 2022

Escapril 2022: Strange Behaviour

A flash of orange, brown and black darts between the groaning trees

Eyes wide in search of log or burrow to shelter from the violence of the rain

Matted fur slick with wet the weary fox runs on and on, ahead a sheltered burrow

Without thought he scuttled quickly underground body pressed against warm soil

But stopped short by trembling fluff, startled mother rabbit and her lot

Still and strange, unsure and frozen they do not move, then thunder cracks

All jump and shiver, push in deeper, Mr fox and Mrs rabbit

The brutal storm did rage for three days in the leaning forest

And when the sun did return, Mr fox left quickly picking over the debris

And mother rabbit and her lot breathed a little easy

 

Prompt: Strange Behaviour

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