raddit
Rabbits have always been a part of my life. When I was young, in Alberta, rabbits (the white-tailed jackrabbit) overran the prairie and almost every evening, you could look out on the lawn and see them grazing. In New Brunswick, we often see rabbits (the snowshoe hare) along the roadside.
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When I was in Grade One, I was asked to submit my scribbler for a contest. The teacher, Mrs. MacDonald, said two things about my scribbler. First, I should look at my spelling of ‘rabbit.’ It occurred many times in the scribbler and everywhere I had spelled it ‘raddit.’ Second, she said to use an eraser to make the corrections. “Do not wet your finger and try to take out the two ds. It will leave a hole in your paper.”
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I had no eraser. And I wanted to win the scribbler contest. The teacher had mentioned the use of a wet finger as an eraser. Perhaps it would work. So I wet my finger and rubbed at the ds. You guessed it, I ended up with a hole in the scribbler page. I did not win the contest.
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twitch
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grass, bent after rain
underside in dark, topside
rinsed in moonlight where
eight brown rabbits lope
from perimeter of prairie
eager for a nibble of green,
nip of delirium, dancing
in moonlight, whiskers
liberated to brush
cheeks in mobile
shadow, to make
transparent, long
ears, vein-lined
twitch, stand
erect, ear
hairs scan
for two-
or four-
legged
danger
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All my best,
staying home,
Jane
nichepoetryandprose 
Rabbits played a large part of my childhood, too. Your drawing is remarkable! You should have won.
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melissabluefineart
April 11, 2020 at 10:10 am
Love the drawing and poetry. Happy Easter, Jane!
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Barbara Rodgers
April 11, 2020 at 8:14 am
to you too Barbara!
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jane tims
April 12, 2020 at 8:45 pm
Great intro narrative. I could just imagine this determined little girl trying to rub out her mistakes!
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Jane Fritz
April 10, 2020 at 11:40 pm
i still have the notebook somewhere!
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jane tims
April 12, 2020 at 8:44 pm