Wild rabbits are masters of patience. They wait — tucked deep in their underground burrows called warrens — until the world above feels safe again. This poem captures that delicate, cautious moment when a storm passes and a rabbit ventures out into the newly washed light, its brown fur warm in the returning sun. It is a poem about stillness, courage, and the quiet wildness of creatures that share our world but live just beyond our reach.

Wild Rabbit

by Sarah Shahzad

Crystal clear skies,

Over the horizon, 

As storm faces wizen, 

Clusters spaces out,


Lit up, as shine dash down, 

Luminescence glow emits, 

Reaching all over, 

Hue of the view enhances,


Cautiously peeking out, 

From the burrows underneath, 

The den from in which it emerge, 

Deeply passive in return,


Hazel bounces off, 

Brown coat, sun tinted fur, 

Steadily and warily, 

Break free.

About Wild Rabbit

This poem follows the perspective of a wild rabbit sheltering underground during a storm. The opening stanzas paint the sky as it clears — light pushing through cloud cover, colours returning to the landscape. As the storm passes, the rabbit emerges: hazel-eyed, brown-coated, moving with the careful, wary grace that keeps wild animals alive. The final two words — Break free — capture both the physical act of leaving the burrow and something larger: the timeless instinct of a wild creature reclaiming its world.

Wild rabbits live in complex underground burrow systems and are highly sensitive to weather and sound. Their cautious behaviour — peeking out, pausing, reading the environment — is one of nature’s most relatable moments of quiet bravery.

If you enjoyed this, explore more animal poems — Lion, Stoat, and Arctic Hunter.