MAY'S SURPRISE
by Von Bourland
Afternoon sun blinding far-sighted gaze
searching;---
seeking out cottontail fluff in tall grass.
Mistaking one-eyed,
strange rolled-up creature.
What manner of rabbit this?
Drawing near,
fur turns to feathered, swiveling head.
Rising,
she flees to hide among taller reeds.
Female pheasant,
delightful surprise of May.