And Just Like That I Was a Child Again

by Angela Hoffman


I discovered one lone pink plastic egg still hiding,
nestled in the hollow of the mulberry 
where I was weeding among dark shadows;
sweetness stuck in the throat of the tree,
never found in the Easter hunt. 
I emptied the contents into my hand,
unwrapped and swallowed innocence
while something stirred inside. 


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Angela Hoffman lives in Wisconsin. With her retirement from teaching and the pandemic coinciding, she took to writing poetry. Her poetry has been widely published. Angela’s collections include Hold the Contraries, forthcoming 2024, Olly Olly Oxen Free, 2023 (nominated for the Eric Hoffer Book Award), and Resurrection Lily, 2022 (Kelsay Books).