SUNDAY
OUR EGG ROLL
to Mary Skidmore
Find some rich, green, grassy knolls;
Some small, rounded hills somewhere.
Look for natural inclines--
Not like oranges--like pears.
Steep won't do, it won't be right,
The vertical curves should slant
Slightly, properly angeled;
Formed like leaves on a house plant.
Seek a fairweather day of
Bright sunshine and a light breeze.
Compliment the scene with
A bit of shade from tall trees.
Prepare your Easter basket,
Adorn it with fancy trim.
Boil, color and cool fresh eggs,
Then pile them up to the rim.
Roll one egg down your green place,
Long distance is this game's goal.
The fun is in finding the
Perfect spot for our Egg Roll.
Don't break the egg...or you lose!
By Caryl Ramsdale
Copyright©1999-2006
'tears in a bottle collection'
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