Week 30 – photograph by Kevin Eagles
Thanks once again for the poems. The winner is Andy Scotson with Cake Tomorrow. Congratulations to Andy.
Poem 1
Cake Tomorrow
Small sticky hands
smear stained glass
pulled hard away
promise of cake tomorrow
screaming begins today
next day never comes
quick stepping backwards
always one ahead
of the child
Andy Scotson
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Poem 2
In praise of fruit cake
You can keep your orange and teal banded sponge
and the cerise Swiss roll with Carmen Miranda fruits,
rainbow cupcakes in lemon and lime,
cerise and vermilion, football strip colours,
melt-in-the-mouth, gone in a moment.
These are cakes for flibbertigibbets.
Give me a slice of fruit cake, dark, rich mature
Stuffed with the fruits of the East,
English cherries, Greek almonds, molasses,
golden yolked eggs from happy hens,
a flare of spice, a hint of rum,
deeply satisfying, made to last.
Diane Jackman
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Poem 3
Eyes play tricks
Things aren’t always what they seem
Look closer at us and you might
see we are towels bright and pretty
Not a real cake or bun in sight
Come on in, admire us won’t you?
Such delights you’ve never seen
Apples that are bath bombs pretty
Flannels look like double cream
Chocolate logs and lemon soufflé
Topped with cherries bright and red
But don’t eat us for we tricked you
Use us in the bath instead
Amanda Clement-Raygill
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Poem 4
Cherry on top
A vision is shown of untold wealth,
layer upon layer,
stacked on a shelf.
Here you are, all shapes, sorts and sizes
Are you children of the world
full of future surprises?
Each having a special cherry on top,
some will taste success,
but some will not
Some will deliver on every bite,
but some will be left abandoned
and disappear from sight.
Angie Butler
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