The Cake

Tuesday morning
I woke up early
Refreshed and remembering
Today was the day
The day to make Mother
A deserving present

 

I take out the tools
The flour and the milk
The eggs and the sugar
The pots and the pans
And turn the oven on

 

I mix the ingredients
Beads of sweat decorating my forehead
Singing along with the radio
Whil I work

 

I pour the rich, caramel-colored liquid
Into the pan
And hum while I slide it
Into the oven

 

As I wait
I drum my fingers on the edge of the table
Impatiently
I wonder how it's going to look
Will it be
Round?
Flat?

I wonder how it's going to taste
Will it be
Sweet?
Sour?

And then, beep, beep
The oven screams
And I yanked it open
Eagerly
To survey my work

 

The sweet aroma fills the air
As the cake is lifted from the oven
And set on the table
It was beautiful
It was neither flat nor full
And the smooth surface beamed at me
Warmly

 

"It's done," I say
And I knew I was right
I smile proudly
As Mother takes a bite

"Oh, darling, it's the best cake ever," she cries,
"It's neither too sweet nor too sour nor too bitter."
And I beam as I receive the praises

 

Deep down inside I know
As I stood by the table
Inhaling my own cake
That it wasn't that the cake was
Not too sweet
Or
Not too sour
Or
Not too bitter
That made it the best cake there is

 

It was love
The love with which it was made
The love that was given during the process of making it
The love that had driven me to make it
In the first place

 

It was love

Author's Note

I made my mom a cake. :) That basically sums it up. Although she had to watch over me, and correct my cake a bunch of times, it was fun. :)

Reviews

[THE Super Hero]

WOW. Lovely, cute and sweet poem my darling! Very enjoyable!!!
Well done.

I love that feeling of achievement and the wonderful feeling of giving something that you worked so hard on to someone you love!
Awesome~

[Eric Cox]

Cool poem. Has an uplifting feel to it and nicely penned imagery. I like to bake, it's always satisfying when the food created turns out delicious. An excellent write, nice job.

[Bruce Grimes]

It made me want a bite myself. When things are done with love they always taste better. Good job :)

[Lizzy]

Other than leaving out a letter on a word, I liked it. Made me hungry..lol

[rae52]

really good as always although your beta says:in the second paragraph you might want to change oven on to on the oven i think it flows better although as always it is your poem so maybe just think it through

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*drool* huh? that cake sounded yummy but your poem was scrumdiliumcious man i wish i could eat it :P