Baking Class

They had gathered from all around With special invitation in hand No professional was allowed To take part in this grand ...event Just your every day, run of the mill Person without culture or fame Putting their baking skills to work In hopes of being named ...winner As the tickets were gathered And members were assigned their place A group of miscreants Began to protest in disgrace .........missssssing the mark, \ .............................................entirely!!! The host announced, "We are here to BAKE Everything is supplied, with nothing for you to take Moments and interactions are being considered For the tastefully sweet and the consistently embittered Time is wasting, get busy with the mixing Any mistake in baking, you will need to be fixing No imperfect bake will be accepted Patience in love is the key to not be rejected" BAKE!!!!!! All the fussing stopped as bakers looked down Into the empty bowl they'd been given Several picked up flour and metal tin To begin the meticulous act of siftin' ...clumps Yet others looked about for clues With no skills to draw from their empty well Recipe books were on the shelf Along with the instructor, who could already tell ...fear He wondered about, listening intently But never invading time or space He glided about the baking room With the presence of grace ...everlasting The first time it happened, everyone stopped A baker disappeared without a sound No bake to account for the time in the room Nor any effort of trying could be found ...in the spot The instructor said, "No time to waste on wonder Getting busy baking without the fear of blunder When time is up and your life here is done You will give an account of all movement under the sun The bowl remains untouched without effort or trial Too afraid of owning fault, so she stood in denial That she is responsible for her presence in this room And will give an empty bowl to her bridegroom BAKE ON, MY CHILDREN, BAKE ON!!!!! Many baked safe while judging others Citing that pride would surely make them fail While others put heart in soul into their dish Waiting for time to tell ...truth There were two who spent time with the instructor Trying to rack up points with their brown noses They must have gotten pointers, special help Because every dish, perfectly displayed, like a bouquet of roses ...for a KING! Then, within moments of each other The two were led through a secret door It appeared, as if from nowhere Then it and them, were seen no more ...gone ......where??? The instructor announced, "Your classmates have moved to a new dimension Where LOVE can be tested in rooms filled with hate and tension The others...time ran out...and they are in the in-between Where they can learn that life is never as is seems" A student blurted out in disgust, "We are baking LOVE How trite and cute! I believe I'm done She threw away her bake and laid down her apron Trading in her work for a life filled with fun Learning, ever learning .....but never coming to understanding Written by Trudy Schrader on 07-18-2019