Little hen lay young silkie eggs\u2014
\nat your tender age we find
\noccasional cream-shelled eggs about
\n(half-usual size!).<\/p>\n
How you like
\nto scratch a nest
\nunder the bramble hedge
\non the sunny side.<\/p>\n
Crack a mini egg
\nand feel a pang\u2014
\nnone of us crave
\nbreaking up
\nyour casual clutch
\nbut a doll\u2019s breakfast
\nseems cause enough
\nto celebrate.
\nTo this pleasing end
\nwe steal from you
\nand give thanks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Little hen lay young silkie eggs\u2014 at your tender age we find occasional cream-shelled eggs about (half-usual size!). How you like to scratch a nest under the bramble hedge on the sunny side. Crack a mini egg and feel a pang\u2014 none of us crave breaking up your casual clutch but a doll\u2019s breakfast seems … Continue reading The Neighbor\u2019s Young Silkie<\/span>