Pre-Seder Afternoon

The holiday’s at sunset 

So the afternoon before

Is time for eating food

We won’t be eating anymore.

No bread or beer or pasta -

Not a bagel for a week!

I’ve been doing this since childhood,

So there‘ll be no need to sneak.

It’s bizarre - I’m not religious

But tradition reigns supreme

And restricting what you eat is not

As hard as it might seem.

Of course, we use some substitutes 

For cooking and to bake

And there are lots of recipes 

For foods that we can make.

Tonight there will be matzoh balls

In soup to start our feast, 

With 8 more days of special meals,

Until we are released.