Look Out Rabbits

                                                 There's an old dog in my neighborhood
                                                  he runs quite fast and runs when he should

                                                 And every evening about sundown
                                                 he starts to barking when he smells the ground

                                                 He chases that rabbit through the brambles and brairs
                                                 through the tall, green grass and fences of bob wires

                                                 Up and over the mountain and across the creek
                                                  both he and the rabbit surely can leap

                                                  I was standing in the yard listening to the sound
                                                  of the barking and commotion when I nearly hit the ground

                                                 That poor little rabbit was a sight to see
                                                 as it came through the yard hopping constantly

                                                 Then came the dog fast as he could run
                                                  there wasn't much time but I thought I saw his tongue

                                                 Then the tired, little rabbit finally got away
                                                 and the old, rabbit dog decided to call it a day

                                                 And for all he's worth, he sleeps most of the time
                                                 some folks would say "he ain't worth a dime"
                                        
                                                 But the very next evening he starts over again
                                                 with that rabbit's brother, his uncle or best friend

                                                 It seems those rabbits surely have him pegged
                                                 they could out run him if they were only three legged

                                                 But that doesn't stop him, no sir-ree
                                                 he was born to run and rabbits is his specialty

                                                 And every evening he wakes up and comes alive
                                                 look out rabbits, that ain't no jive

                                                 Susie Swanson, 2012

Yep you're probably thinking.."She's scraping the bottom of the barrel".. well I'm here to tell you this is TRUE.. Candy is her name and she's my brother's dog.. she runs every evening and sometimes after dark. The other evening I was standing on my porch just listening to her bark when that big rabbit came hopping down across the road that goes by in front of my house.. it was just past my house a little ways and Candy was just behind it.. It's like they made two leaps across that road..
I love to hear her run and bark, even though I feel sorry for the rabbits.. It's a rabbit beagle's nature to run rabbits at a certain time of day.. of course there's those bunny hunters out there that when they turn the dogs lose they hit the ground a running..
Well anyway I hope you enjoy my little version of a country girl's poem . Come Back Ya'll and don't be a stranger...Susie