SHE WALKED HAND IN HAND

TO THE HEN HOUSE

WITH HER AUNT BUNNY

IF YOU ARE GOOD

AND DO NOT SCARE THE HENS

I WILL TEACH YOU TO

CATCH AN EGG.

THE HEN IS SITTING ON HER NEST

AND AUNTIE IN HER WISDOM

KNEW AN EGG WAS BOUT TO BE…

HOLD OUT YOUR HAND

RIGHT ABOUT HERE…..

AND AN EGG PLOPPED DOWN,

WARM AND OVAL AND BROWN

INTO HER LITTLE HAND.

SHE DATED A CITY BOY

WHEN SHE GREW UP AND

TOLD HIM THE STORY OF WHAT SHE HAD DONE.

HOW DID YOU KNOW IT WOULD BE AN EGG,

AND NOT SOMETHING ELSE?  HE ASKED

MY AUNTIE TOLD ME SO …SHE SAID

THE FAITH OF A LITTLE CHILD…

SUSAN BERGERON

                   JUNE 10, 2009