It just so happens that

I am carrying a bag of carrots

when I spy the brown rabbit.

Thrilled by this brilliant moment,

I crouch under the shrub beside the rabbit

and talk devotedly to the animal

with round glossy eyes

who listens in return. 

I grab a just-so-happens carrot

and toss it on the damp mud 

since most friendships

bond over snacks

and Shrub and I have carrots in common.

The next day I go out to find 

Shrub under the bushes 

and find the carrot has disappeared.