Rabbit

Tonight, the air is green with clover, hay,
and little clumps of grasses on the breeze,
unsettled dirt, the dusty mysteries
of rabbits tunnelling the dark. They stray
into the meadow, sniff the wind—bouquet
of violets. They hop in twos and threes,
their shadows cotton-tailed. Or else they freeze
when something feathered screeches far away.
They stand like tufted stones. But now the night
goes soft and jasmine-sweet again. A scent
of petals presses to their fur. There’s fruit
to eat. There is the skittering delight
of digging into earth, the sediment
of dreams perfumed with carrot-top and root.
– Jehanne Dubrow

A little bit green, a little bit gourmand... in classic Zoologist fashion, Rabbit defies both expectation and categorization. Opening leafy notes are dusted with a sprinkling of cinnamon and fresh apple slices. It wouldn't be an homage to the rabbit without clover and carrot notes, and sure enough, both emerge in the heart -- but, thanks to warm and comforting notes of biscuit, almond and vanilla, this carrot smells more like carrot cake than one pulled from the soil. Subtly earthy base notes of hay, musks and patchouli give Rabbit a grounded, soothing quality: a country kitchen, something sweet in the oven, windows wide open to let in the afternoon sunlight and cool spring air.