Easter Egg Hunt
written by: Carl “Papa” Palmer
he finds marshmallow chicks
jelly beans candy eggs
fills his basket stuffs his
mouth suddenly spews
blue shell and yellow yolk
from a fallen robin egg
under the backyard tree
Carl “Papa” Palmer of Old Mill Road in Ridgeway, Virginia, lives in University Place, Washington. He is retired from the military and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) enjoying life as “Papa” to his grand descendants and being a Franciscan Hospice volunteer.
PAPA’s MOTTO: Long Weekends Forever!
PAPA’s MOTTO: Long Weekends Forever!
Latest posts by Carl "Papa" Palmer (see all)
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