Easter Memories

Ben and I giggle, as we fill their little baskets.

Kathryn and Benjamin 1979

It is the Eve of Easter, 1979

We draw on the hardboiled egg shells

Wax crayon designs

Imaginations bloom into colors

A yellow sun egg, a green polka dot one

One pink flower, and a blue happy face for the baby

Daddy draws fancy cartoons on his

All back into the carton, to be retrieved for baskets

And egg salad sandwiches for a week

The children sleep

Ben and I giggle, as we fill their little baskets

Kathryn will have jelly beans, chocolate malted eggs

And a sweet pink stuffed bunny

A plastic egg with hair bows, and a color book

Benjamin is too little for candy eggs, but he will have

Baby cookies, a cuddly yellow stuffed Duckie

A cardboard Peter Rabbit book, and a bath toy

I’m thinking that we may be more excited than our children!

But early morning breaks, and Kathryn tip toes into our bedroom

The sun has come up, and it is the first time

She has awakened before her baby brother

Let the fun begin!

Sharon Hudson 2025