Droll and erratic, a jackass rabbit jumps 
From form to field, or wallows in the sand
Grotesquely serious, pop-eyed, waggle-eared,
Fit for the prairie, born of it, beloved:
A Yankee critter, sinewy, strong, and tough,
To laugh at, wonder at – but not to catch.

—by Stanley Vestal

(Couldn’t decide which one fits better, :))