The Student and the Rabbit

Taking Flight | Jack Tapia | Pencil

The Student and the Rabbit by Liam Joyce

Walking along a wintry path, the student came across a rabbit

Sitting atop a steep slope

He asked “Why do you sit there, upon this slope, staring up at the sky?”

The rabbit said “Well, this is the day, that I am going to fly”

He laughed and slowly loosened his scarf,

“Why, every educated individual knows,

That while we may wish for these things

No one in the natural world can fly, unless they have wings”

Promptly the rabbit’s ears perked up

“So you think that I am mistaken,

But you see, I’ve seen it done before

I’ve seen it done by my uncle and grandmother, often and without sore”

“No” said the student “science says you are wrong

Flying is simply not a feat you can fare” 

But the rabbit was stubborn and didn’t back down

And the student started to frown

He could not understand why it could not accept

The concept of this obvious fact

And though he began to sweat

He wouldn't remove his scarf or coat, and became increasingly upset

“I’m telling you, it’s really true”

The rabbit said with a smile

“All you must do is recount the spell”

“I’ll do it right here, right now, and it will bode well”

The student could not comprehend

Why it was being so unbearably stubborn

“If you want to be unreasonable then you can go ahead

But I won’t waste my time here any longer,” he said

So he tied his scarf tight and wiped off his sweat

And trudged down the time-worn path

And he tried to keep his frustration at bay

While the rabbit flew away