She called it Kulich

In her Russian language

And Kulich is still

What most of us call it.

Easter was a special time

And Grandma shared her Kulich

Special bread

Recipe handed down for

Hundreds of years.

Grandma's Kulich had

Different shapes and sizes

Baked in coffee cans

Or other kinds of cans.

Some Kulich had raisins

Some did not

But it was always so good,

Heavy bread,

Special Easter taste,

Good frosting,

Candies on top.

Why do we eat Kulich?

For 1000 years of

Russian history

We have known of One

Who called Himself

The Living Bread.

For 1000 years we have said

At Easter,

Xristos vo skres!

Christ has risen!

For 1000 years we have responded,

Vayestina vo skres!

Indeed, He has risen!

The Living Bread died

At Easter time

But He came alive again

And for 1000 years

We have said those words

Shared by millions

Around the world,

Christ has risen!

Indeed, He has risen!

Our Easter bread has risen, too,

And we eat it joyfully

As we celebrate

The Living Bread.

Copyright © 1993 by Wayne Leman