Many years ago my wife worked as an office nurse for a doctor who appreciated her skills as an RN. To show his appreciation for her good work he created this egg to give to her. He blew out the egg and painted the mountains on the outside. With a scrapple, he very carefully cut the round door in the shell. He painted the inside and then used sutures to make hinges so it could be opened and closed. It was a very special and is a treasured gift.
Treasured Gift (a Quadrille)
An appreciative doctor
A skilled nurse
A gift of an egg
Hand painted//
Mountains…
Inside and out
A little round door//
Hinges of suture strings
Cut with precision care
For a special nurse//
Fragile beauty
Long remembered
Handled with care//
Always a Treasured Gift
Egg painting creation: Dr. Patrone in Rocky Mount, NC
Photo: Dwight L. Roth
We were asked by Kim at d’Verse to write a quadrille of exactly 44 words using the word egg in any form we choose. This egg is very special to us.
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