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the eggs were filled with easter magic

We’re three weeks in today; let’s keep the poeming going. For today’s prompt, write a sketch poem. My initial thought is to write a poem that’s like a sketch of a moment or an object. But you can play around with sketchy people or situations. Or just sketch something else together. — Robert Lee Brewer, Writer’s Digest

Easter egg hunt

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We liked to hide Easter eggs
for you two to hunt

We would match the color of each plastic egg
to the flowers in grandmother’s garden
We were masters of camouflage

We’d count the eggs beforehand, dozens of them,
so we would know if you had found them all.
Some years, you didn’t,
and we couldn’t remember where,
until they’d turn up later, by days or weeks.

We didn’t even fill them with candy —
(there was more than enough candy in your baskets).
Sometimes after the finding,
we’d hide them again.
The joy was in the hunt.

tags: aprpad, poetry, Easter eggs, Easter egg hunt, Easter basket, plastic eggs, grandmother's garden, spring flowers
Sunday 04.21.19
Posted by Susan Ward
 

a poem of dedication

For today’s prompt, write a dedication poem. This is a poem dedicated to a person, an animal, or an organization. Or hey, objects work too — like a poem to a rock or paper bag. Put the dedication in the title or in a line under the title (“for Mother” or “to the heart-shaped rock between the creek and the tulips”). I dedicate today’s prompt to all of you! — Robert Lee Brewer, Writer’s Digest

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To the giant hollow chocolate egg

You caught my eye —
the biggest chocolate Easter egg
I've ever seen.
Hollow, of course, my favorite.
Wrapped in shiny cellophane,
tied off with a satin bow,
calling out to me.

But too late;
I was already corralled
in the Marshall's & HomeGoods checkout line
with my shopping cart full of new flowerpots
for houseplant transplantation.
I had somewhere to go;
I would have to come back later.
Would you still be there?
My destiny?

Everyday life got in the way
and weeks — WEEKS! — passed
before I was able to return,
seeking you with trepidation.
Yet, joy! There you were, just waiting for me.
Nothing could separate us.

At last I was able to see you up close,
to hold you. So smooth, so heavy!
A full 3000 grams, almost 6 2/3 pounds.
So much Easter happiness!
Until I looked at your price tag.

O, chocolate egg.

I could not, would not
pay $80 for you.

(Epilogue: I bought myself a smaller version of the same egg. This is not such a sad story after all.)

tags: aprpad, poetry, Easter eggs, chocolate, destiny, candy
Thursday 04.11.19
Posted by Susan Ward