A Happy Bunny

How are you? I am asked.
They’re concerned as I’m old
and there is a lockdown.
“Stay indoors, I am told.
 

It’s alright, I’m OK,
that’s what I say.
I know that the sun
will brighten my day;
 

that after sundown
the night will be starry;
that I’ll sleep soundly
without any worry.
 

They laugh and think
that I’m being funny
when I add that I am
a happy bunny.
 

But it is the truth,
I feel at ease
and the joy to be alive
won’t ever cease.
 

Some will wonder
how I can cope
while others wail,
having lost hope.
 

I am of the opinion
it’s no use pining;
on every dark cloud
there’s a silver lining.
 

There is no need
for anyone to mope;
even in quarantine
there’s a lot of scope.
 

I shall have plenty
of leisurely time
to allow me to write
some decent rhyme.
 

I accept that troubles
and problems exist
yet am, by nature,
an optimist.
 
© Luigi Pagano 2021