Hatching an Idea

The hallowed history of the egg
is the stuff of landmine and powder keg.
For, many an innocent egg has died -
sometimes scrambled, sometimes fried. 
The Nobel Prize, I will surely win,
for the egg that cracks only from within.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Wolf Avatar
August 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Whoa. This egg is on a wild ride, David! It 's cracking me up. Keep smiling, Gershon
Crandall Avatar
August 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Thanks, Gershon!
Etgen-Baker Avatar
August 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
yep, you'll win the Nobel Peace Prize for literature...for sure!
Crandall Avatar
August 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Haha, thanks!
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