We have been noticing lately when we have a rainy day
A certain brown haired rabbit decides to visit us and stay
He or she, I’m not sure of the sex that it could be
Has taken the opportunity of dining on our apple tree
The tree is small and he can reach some branches without a care
The dog and two of us watching, he pretends to be unaware
It was just so cute to watch him when we first spied him there
But after so many visits, some of these branches are now bare
As a result some tension is beginning to build inside of me
I have to find the means to discourage this habit if I want to save this tree
There is definitely something brewing, perhaps some bad blood
Now somehow I able to sympathize with Elmer Fudd
That’s the cartoon character that Bugs Bunny used to irritate for fun
The one who could never succeed even though he had a gun
When he decides to drop in on us, his visits are not brief
He forages for over twenty minutes, that dirty little thief
He knows we are all watching as he just continues to dine
Nothing seems to faze him, even when the dog lets out a whine
He’s starting to tear down branches when he reaches up for more
I’ve been tempted many times to let the dog bolt out the door
Chances are my poor dog would end up just getting hurt
He seems to come up limping when he breaks into a sudden spurt
So that isn’t even an option because the dog could come up lame
I don’t want any of these animals injured in this silly game
So how am I supposed to prevent this rabbit from coming in our yard
I can’t take the chance of either one of them getting hurt or scarred
Elmer has been trying to get Bugs for fifty years at least
In all that time he hasn’t got the better of this little beast
Even though my patience now is wearing a little thin
I may be waging a war that I may never win
Years of aggravation is what could possibly ensue
Ignoring him, like he does me, is the best thing I can do
The Black Sheep Poet 