"Mary Lavender"
 by Carol Roth

Mary in Lavender
with smiling eyes
spirited sprite, a woman wise guy.
Her looks haven�t changed.
Her age? Senior clue.
Engaging and sweet
and the girls like her too.

Lavender Mary 
plays horseshoes, you know.
One day she tried it--gave it a throw.
It landed--a ringer, she did it again
She now pitches better than most of the men.

Carol Roth (c)1999