Easter Fun Through the Ages
That crummy, dummy Easter Bunny left no eggs for me,
That crummy, dummy Easter Bunny hopped right by with glee!
I tracked him to my neighbor’s house and stood outside his door,
And when I saw that Bunny head, I knocked it to the floor.
I tied up all his whiskers and macramed his ears.
I sat down in my rocking chair and drank three beers.
———–by Betty Lou Bucklin Landry and Van Landry
This is my standard Easter post of a poem my mom wrote many years ago. For those who are paying attention, I have added two lines this year. I always thought it was missing something between hopping right by my house and me tying up his ears. How did I get to his ears to tie them up? Here is the answer! Conflict resolved.
Here are a few photos of my early Easters, before all the conflict with the Easter Bunny!
In Lake Charles in 1963 with my brothers and sisters and mom. Al, Rob, Jodie, Van, Jamie in mom’s (Betty Lou Bucklin Landry) arms, and Karen.
The Landrys in Jennings in 1964 with some Pilcher (Bucklin) cousins. Lynn P, Karen L, Toni P, Al L, Van L, Jodie L, Mark Carte, Rob L, Kevin P, Paul P, Larry P, and Jamie L.
Here I am (Van Landry) in Hathaway at Grandma and Grandpa Bucklin’s house Mar. 29, 1964. We always went there on Easter and had a big Easter egg hunt with the cousins.
In Hathaway with Grandma Bucklin, cousin Rhonda, sisters Jamie and Jodie, and brother Al. That’s me (Van) behind Al who is eating his chocolate bunny. Easter 1964