Bertie the Easter Bunny

Bertie woke up extra early and tiptoed from his house
Creeping very, very slowly and as quiet as a mouse
This wasn’t very easy with his bunny rabbit legs
And carrying a basket of pretty coloured eggs
He went into this garden and gently as you please
Hid the eggs in flowerpots and underneath the trees
He put some in the window box and others on the grass
So that his little bunnies would spot them as they pass
And when his task was finished he hurried back inside
He smiled as he remembered what fun it was to hide

He put five little baskets on the table with a note
Sent by the Easter Bunny and this is what he wrote
“Dear little Bunnies, here’s a basket for each of you
So go out in the garden and see what you can do
Collect all the pretty eggs I’ve left for you to find
Being very, very careful that not one is left behind
When you’re sure you’ve finished, bring them back to here
Whoever has the most is the winner, I hope I’ve made it clear”
He signed it “Easter Bunny” then hopped back to his bed
With so many happy thoughts going round inside his head

Just as he was nodding off he heard that familiar sound
Of all his little children laughing and hopping all around
He went into the kitchen to find such a commotion
The atmosphere was magic and full of such emotion
The bunnies chose their baskets and quickly ran outside
Bertie and Bessie watched them as the door was open wide
They hurried and they scurried, gathering eggs galore
Before coming back exhausted in a heap upon the floor
Bessie helped them count the eggs ~ everyone had twenty
Each one got a prize, Bertie made sure that there was plenty
A chocolate egg for everyone including mum and dad
Everyone agreed it was the best time they’d ever had

©Marian Barker