Swift sweet solitary soul

Written By Lucy Jean Thomson

Ode to a Hare

Here, here for the hare.

Swift sweet solitary soul.

Wild and world-renown.

Albrecht Durer depicted your glorious soft fur,

framed in fire light.

Ancient folk engraved your majestic profile on cave walls.

Heralded as a God in days gone by.

Showing off feats of mystical strength chasing

planes on runways.

Today your sense of fun knows no limits.

Walk, why walk you say?

I’m larger and hearted and longer

limbed than my cousin the rabbit.

Pounding my feet to gather attention.

My boxing prowess takes some beating.

Darting in circular patterns and leaping, I dodge my foes.

Confusing others stock still another trait.

My coat camouflaged in the countryside.

Confusing others with my contradictory characteristics.

Curiosity and healthy fear of humans.

My lust for life knows no bounds. Swift sweet solitary soul.

White Mountain Hare Photo by John Johnston

Photo of White Mountain Hare

by John Johnston on Flickr

Lucy Jean Thomson

Lucy is an artist and designer who studied ceramics at Grays School of Art in Aberdeen. She has worked as a secondary teacher in Edinburgh, Nepal, and Essex and as a visiting art and design teacher in Aberdeenshire, Angus and Dundee.

Throughout her career Lucy has exhibited widely in Scotland with Aberdeen Art Gallery and Peacock Printmakers in Aberdeen among the many venues. Although she initially studied ceramics, her interest in developing her art skills is continuous.

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