Fruitcake

Fruitcake Familiar cake it be For gift to bring to thee Forlorn it sits at tea For none will taste but me Fear not my special treat Forget what others eat For me you’re noncompete!

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 12/26/2016 12:17:00 PM

Congrats on your winning Pleiades Christmas work..Way to go.. Food, fun, friends, and fellowship a Christmas treat..Sara

Diane Garcia
Date: 12/26/2016 5:14:00 PM

Thank you Sara! It was fun to write! :) Diane

Len Gasun

Date: 12/25/2016 10:26:00 PM

You wrote a very fantastic pleiades on one of my faved cakes, Diane! Congratulations! Hugs and cheers! Merry Christmas!

Diane Garcia
Date: 12/26/2016 5:15:00 PM

Thank you Galeo! I enjoyed writing it, and I really do like Fruitcake! :) Diane

Paul Callus

Date: 12/23/2016 8:19:00 AM

I'm not a cake lover, Diane, but fruitcake I don't mind at all:) I like the way how you personified it. ~ Congratulations on your fine win. Regards // paul

Diane Garcia
Date: 12/23/2016 1:55:00 PM

Thank you Paul! I hope you have a very nice holiday!! :) Diane

Jan Allison

Date: 12/22/2016 5:44:00 PM

Dropping back with my congrats Diane hope Phillip is home to share cake with you soon:-) hugs Jan xx

Diane Garcia
Date: 12/23/2016 1:53:00 PM

Thank you Jan - you are so sweet! He hates fruitcake, but we both like icecream and chocolate chip cookies so we will share that! :)

Afzal Nusker

Date: 12/21/2016 10:58:00 PM

Wonderful Pleiades. Very poetically written. Congrats on your win, Diane.

Diane Garcia
Date: 12/21/2016 11:54:00 PM

Thank you Afzal! This was fun!! :) Diane

Janice Canerdy

Date: 12/21/2016 6:06:00 PM

Diane, this is SO well done-a 7! Congrats on your win and WELCOME to the Soup! Janice

Diane Garcia
Date: 12/21/2016 6:09:00 PM

Thank you Janice...it was lot of fun! :) Diane

Deborah Burch

Date: 12/21/2016 4:38:00 PM

Bahahaha!!!Diane!! You get the GOTD award!!(giggle of the day) ... this is so cute!!! Love your rendition!!! Well done and congrats!!!! Big Hugggs. Deb

Diane Garcia
Date: 12/21/2016 5:16:00 PM

Thank you Deborah! I love GOTD award...you made me smile really big! :) Diane

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/21/2016 3:29:00 PM

This one was probably the most honest of the fruitcake poems. Forlorn it sits at tea was so cute. It is true. Not many people even gravitate toward it. And yet it stays such a strong tradition. The last part was very sweet to support your love for it! Congrats in my contest.

Diane Garcia
Date: 12/21/2016 4:19:00 PM

Thank you Andrea, I really had fun writing the poem. Never expected it to place, but when it I was so excited to tell Phillip! He sends his love. :) Diane

Leileah Kasperyan

Date: 12/21/2016 1:01:00 PM

Awwww I will try some! Congratulations on placing :) xx

Diane Garcia
Date: 12/21/2016 4:20:00 PM

Thank you Leileah, and congratulations to you as well! Happy Holidays!! Diane

Darren White

Date: 12/21/2016 10:11:00 AM

Wonderful poem. Well deserved placement. Congratulations :)

Diane Garcia
Date: 12/21/2016 11:30:00 AM

Thank you Darren...that's sweet of you say. O didn't know it had placed until i saw your comment..and i haven't figured out yet how to see what place it is. :)

Jan Allison

Date: 12/13/2016 2:33:00 AM

Great poem Diane am impressed you got the lines to rhyme that's far too much of a challenge!!! I'm not a great lover of what we call 'Christmas cake' i find it too rich the same as Christmas pudding! send my regards to Phillip:-) hugs Jan xx7

Diane Garcia
Date: 12/13/2016 12:04:00 PM

Thank you Jan...I had fun writing this! I'll tell Phillip you send hugs. :) Merry Christmas!! Diane

Daniel Turner

Date: 12/12/2016 9:25:00 PM

I'll have a slice with you:) Nice one, Mrs Diane!

Diane Garcia
Date: 12/12/2016 11:17:00 PM

A fellow fruitcake lover? How rare and wonderful! Thanks Daniel :)