*WARNING – PHOTOS ARE GRAPHIC
They may be disturbing and I don’t know how to post them in a way that is hidden unless you click to view.
AT THE EDGE OF THE ANGEL GARDEN
We last met at the edge
Of the Angel Garden
I’d left my dwelling to enjoy
The peace of the
Of the Angel Garden
And you, you scurried away.
I laughed and said,
“Oh, you know I won’t hurt you,
You are completely safe,
For you are in
The Angel Garden
And as I sat quietly
Enjoying the serenity
Of the Angel Garden
You bravely crept before me
I watched as you nibbled the leaves
So enormous
I marveled at your hunger
I recall the first time I saw you
Trying without success
To devore my vegetable garden

Bunny eating in the garden
I called you Hasenpfeffer
I called you Rabbit Stew
I vowed, that when the first frost came
I’d make a dinner of you
And now, three years later
You have become a beloved pet
A friend and companion in
The Angel Garden
Yesterday
Returning from a spiritual conference
My back in pain for some unknown reason
Unable to stand upright
I sought serenity in
The Angel Garden
I saw the still form
At the edge of
The Angel Garden
My mind told me it was
Something undesirable
Perhaps a raccoon
Then reality hit
And I knew
It was you
At the edge of the Angel Garden
Fear told me you’d been shot
Who would do such a thing?
Then I approached
And saw the wound
A slash across your side
The inner parts of your earthly form
Spewing from your side

Rabbit with a gash on its side
I cried, my dear sweet
Hasenpfeffer, Rabbit Stew
Oh, how I mourned for you
Vowing to bury you after my chores
My back in pain still
I sat for a while
Alone in the Angel Garden
Then came the thump above my head
As something landed upon the roof
I trembled to see
Large wings spread
As the bird of prey
Flew through the branches of
The Angel Tree
Then lit upon the branch of
A maple or oak
Whatever that large tree be
“NOOOOO!” I screamed
My back still in pain
I hobbled across the yard
In search of the shovel
I’d left in a garden
Screaming all the way
“No, no, no, no, no”
I dug a hole next to your form
And all the time I prayed
My dear sweet Hasenpfeffer
My Rabbit Stew
I will allow none to eat you
Dear sweet friend
An angel for sure
Enjoy the garden
For evermore
May you find many friends
May you find many flowers
May you eat carrots and lettuces
For hours
May peace and love
Be always with you
I promise you will always remain
Unharmed
In my Angel Garden
As I lay you in the hole I’d dug
I placed the injured side down
So that which made you earthly form
May return to the earth
While the beautiful
Less scarred side
May return to the heavens
I covered your body
And stomped on the ground
Telling you all the while
I was not harming you
I was protecting you
I placed a marker
To always remember
My friend,
My comrade
My Hasenpfeffer
My Rabbit Stew
May you remember me
As I remember you
And may you always
Bless
My Angel Garden
Oh many hugs Manee.
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Many hugs.
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Aw, maaaaan, I enjoy a rabbit stew seemingly every ten years or so, but not rabbits I’ve loved. I’m so sorry for your loss. I’ve got a veritable squirrel graveyard out in the back 40, and most of them are a result of my dog. Nature does what she needs to, and we can only hope it’s with a wisdom we can’t fathom. Terribly sorry.
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Thank you. I was told I should have let the bird eat, but I couldn’t handle it.
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Yeah, no.
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Poor lil bunny 😢 I’m sure he’s happy in bunny heaven now. 🌼
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Definitely
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Beautiful words to a sad story. Nature is pretty brutal 😦
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Thank you. Yes, nature certainly has a mind of its own.
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What a great tribute to your wonderful rabbit. I believe you did the right thing to place him in the garden. Hugs
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Thank you. I like being able to visit him
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