Nature

The Snare

by James Stephens 1882–1950

From Georgian Poetry 1913–1915 (1915)

Nature

I hear a sudden cry of pain!
There is a rabbit in a snare:
Now I hear the cry again,
But I cannot tell from where.

But I cannot tell from where
He is calling out for aid;
Crying on the frightened air,
Making everything afraid.

Making everything afraid,
Wrinkling up his little face,
As he cries again for aid;
And I cannot find the place!

And I cannot find the place
Where his paw is in the snare:
Little one! Oh, little one!
I am searching everywhere.

MLA

Stephens, James. “The Snare.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/stephens/16/.

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