Bunny Meditation

bunny sits frozen on desert sand,       

then suddenly jumps and darts

zig-zaggy up the hill.

sun kisses evening sky

goodnight and

slowly shuts its eyes.

from evening stillness, coyotes sing,

the chorus serenades

orion, the hunter.

as dark sky turns gold,

and warmth returns,

coyote crests hilltop,

small, limp, furry legs

ooze out between his jaws.

four rabbits' feet; good luck.

at what point does bunny become coyote? 

when its blood runs warm in the

carnivore's pores?  or

at the moment jaws clamp

death?  maybe the fateful

moment when hunger meets irresistible,

wild grass shoot.  possibly

before the kit is even born.

rabbit, sand, sun, sky, coyote

coyote, rain, root, rat, feces

feces, bug, breath, bone, human

human, wind, worm, wound, planet

planet, gene, god, grace, heaven

i am

  you are

    it is

      beginningless

        endless

          nothingness

            allness

              never and forever

                 beyond the beyond

bunny sits frozen on desert sand

Carol Barrow

April 18, 2015