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The wise old rabbit looks into the wind,
And over his ears it blows,
His eyes half shut, his whiskers flat,
As into his mind he goes,
Not a word he says, he listens to all,
He barely twitches his nose,
And the more he sits in stillness,
The greater his wisdom grows.
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Wise Rabbit
7 May 2026
53
Literary Fiction
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