The Hare in the Museum

The Hare in the Museum

In the museum
Over there - across the room
On top of a locked cupboard
Is a hare
Its ears are
nothing special , hardly longer than its tail
Which is really just a tuft , but its legs are
Long , longer , longest ,
 very long - but not
long enough , or it would not be there
In the museum - on top of the locked cupboard , Stuffed .



A. G 14/08/2019

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