Hare in the meadow

1.

In the meadow,
green, yellow-studded,
beneath a dark sky,
a hare sits washing raindrops
from bright brown fur.

Suddenly everything,
the dull day, the cares crowding,
is in its place.

2.

Meadow grass
buttercups
grown tall in the light rain
tall enough to hide a grazing hare,

only the ears stand proud
long and narrow
as last year’s dried stalks.