James Babbs writes

Baby Rabbits in the Front Yard

after I chased the mother away

they came squirming out of the hole

four or five of them

all in a panic

I was holding the shovel

but I didn’t have what it takes to hurt them

I went back into the house

and kept looking out the window

to see if the mother would return

but I never saw her again

in the morning

before heading off to work

I checked the nest again

but the rabbits were gone

I don’t know if the mother

came back and moved them

or if they just drifted away on their own

or

if some night creature found them

I had my windows open all night

but I never heard anything

Two Rabbits, Pampas Grass, and Full Moon -- Utagawa Hiroshige