Day 13

1.
Jackrabbits zigzag across the desert
Blurring red with tan and white
Over coyote's tail, and when he snaps --
Dive into the earth
Into the clay
Hot, magma center where everything slows
The heavy heartbeat of the world.
Scrabble on rock and pebble, jackrabbit shoots
Through volcanic tunnels and surges to surface
Popping free in some foreign jungle.
Monkeys swoop at his long ears
He whirls and bares
Fierce yellow incisors
Only the blue butterflies make haste then.