Keeping Them Safe

Mother rabbit builds a cozy burrow underneath the soil. She brings her babies and covers them in her own fur. She places them in the flower bed near the front door, a spot well chosen to give protection from the wind. Pansies and petunias sit in their boxes crying for the soil. We give them water, waiting patiently for a later day to plant. The cats perch on the windowsill, twin heads turned, eyes glued to her den. We keep them inside for babies’ sake.