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The Country Drive Ill Never Forget

Of all the things that I have seen and all the places that I’ve been; the strangest of these things, by far I witnessed from the window of my car. It was on a lonely, country road, near where a winding river flowed; to this day, I swear, I cannot cope, I actually spotted a Jackalope! Though he was gray, great horns he had; like a three-point buck, this dude was bad! He wore a pine wreath upon his head, sitting there, just up ahead. I stopped the car and away he went; into the woods, he did descend. No time had I to shoot a pic; that Jackalope was way too quick!

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Date: 11/4/2021 7:59:00 AM
I so want to see a Jackalope now! I shall go on a Jackalope hunt on Thanksgiving week!
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M. L. Kiser
Date: 11/7/2021 1:44:00 PM
Good idea, Thanks again.
Date: 10/23/2021 6:47:00 PM
Your poem makes me think of a children's book. So imaginative. Dr. Suess wrote about imaginary creatures with imaginative names. It would be fun to have an artist draw a Jackalope after reading this poem! It was a treat to read.
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M. L. Kiser
Date: 11/3/2021 12:04:00 PM
I think some have, I've even seen a video where someone had horns on a jackrabbit, calling it a jackalope. Thanks for stopping by.
Date: 9/20/2021 9:49:00 AM
YOU WRITE SO BEAUTIFULLY MLK AND WITH CONVICTION, FAITH AND TRUTH - I 'M SORRY YOU COULDN'T TAKE A PIC, THE SAME HAPPENED TO ME. AFTER MANY VISITS TO THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK ONE TRIP WAS SO AMAZING THAI WAS MESMERIZED. ON THE DAY WE WERE LEAVING ON OUR WAY OUT, WE SAW A LEOPARD IN A TREE WITH ITS KILL, MY HUSBAND FORTUNATELY TOOK PICS, BUT I HAD THE VIDEO CAMERA WHICH WOULD NOT KEEP STILL FOR ME TO VIDEO THIS SCENE I WAS SHAKING AND TREMBLING FROM EXCITEMENT AND IN AWE! HUGS AND BLESSINGS JP
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M. L. Kiser
Date: 11/3/2021 12:04:00 PM
Thank would have been a great photo! Thanks.
Date: 9/18/2021 5:11:00 PM
Hello M.L. ... a once in a lifetime event. You could drive up and down another thousand times and never see your Jacka lope; or a drop bear; or a hoop snake; or even a bunyip M.L. - Lindsay
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M. L. Kiser
Date: 11/3/2021 12:05:00 PM
Haha, probably not. Thanks.
Date: 9/12/2021 5:54:00 PM
No need for photographic proof for me. Your mesmerizing write tantalized and then spooked me, M.L. :) gw
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M. L. Kiser
Date: 11/3/2021 12:05:00 PM
Ha, thanks Gershon. It'll be okay, no spookalope.

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