"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