Home » Poems » Hilda Greenhough » Chocolate Eggs

Chocolate Eggs

In July, no air cooler will dissipate the heat. I squeeze the bag, it squishes, like paste within my hand. The chocolate eggs were perfect, the kind one loves to eat. April's chocolate ovals now are no longer grand. Why were these candies put on a shelf three months ago? A preference for jellies, perhaps may be the cause, But a springtime gain of weight tells the reason, I know. The candies weren't unwanted. They just were put on pause.

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem.

Please Login to post a comment

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 4/20/2024 10:36:00 PM

Chocolate is so very tempting! Everyone yields now and then. Delightful poem! :D

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 4/21/2024 6:07:00 AM

Thank you, Evelyn. I have cut back on sugar a little. Temptation remains.

Heidi Sands

Date: 4/15/2024 5:24:00 AM

Great one Hilda. Chocolates sure can melt like that. I like both chocolate and Jelly beans, except for black jelly beans lol :)

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 4/15/2024 6:32:00 AM

Thank you for the compliment. I knew one person who didn't like the pear jelly bean. I like them all.

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 4/14/2024 8:48:00 AM

I enjoyed reading your fun "Chocolate Eggs" write. chocolate does not like the heat but we love the chocolate to eat.... Have a wonderful chocolate eating week....................

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 4/14/2024 9:26:00 AM

Thank you. I did have some chocolate eggs on the shelf but the poor things didn't have a chance of melting in summer's heat. I ate them.

Sara Kendrick

Date: 4/8/2024 3:12:00 AM

Whoa!! Jellybeans are good, but chocolate is good as well. I am now wondering if my grandchildren would put chocolate away to eat jellybeans. LOL..Thanks for sharing this one with us and for dropping by my page. Those chocolates inside a plastic egg on Easter can be a disaster. LOL..Your visit to my page was so nice. Sara K

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 4/8/2024 9:47:00 AM

Thank you for your visit.

Howard Kerr

Date: 4/7/2024 11:53:00 PM

This work scores highly on all parameters. Exquisite narrative, superb rhyming scheme, first class humour and literary backdrop among others. I enjoyed it immensely Howard

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 4/8/2024 9:46:00 AM

Thank you Howard. I'm glad you liked it.

Bill Baker

Date: 4/4/2024 6:23:00 PM

Ouch! It hard to resist chocolate, But I'm on a diet again, so no chocolate in April. The only exception may be on the 30th, it's Sara and my 41st anniversary. We'll be going out and chocolate is Sara's favorite dessert, it could happen. :-) Good luck with the pause, Hilda. Your poet friend in Texas, Bill

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 4/4/2024 6:32:00 PM

Thank you. I wish you a glorious an¨iversary.

Christina Bowring

Date: 4/4/2024 11:04:00 AM

Really enjoyable read dear Hilda which put a smile on my face. I love the line, ‘ they just were put on pause’. I thought I read somewhere that there may be no eggs next year and certainly here in the UK they disappeared from the stores quickly as don’t think they had the usual stock. So I’m thinking out of date eggs are better than none at all :) Enjoy them dear Hilda! Hugs xx

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 4/4/2024 6:31:00 PM

Thank you.

Joseph May

Date: 4/4/2024 10:20:00 AM

Lovely verse , best wishes

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 4/4/2024 6:30:00 PM

Thank you for visiting. Glad you liked it.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 4/3/2024 11:44:00 AM

- I was tempted ... wish I had one ... it's okay to eat a little chocolate now and then ... (I love it :))) - hugs

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 4/3/2024 12:43:00 PM

Thank you for enjoying my poem.

Ink Empress

Date: 4/2/2024 12:56:00 PM

Ah this made me crave for chocolates, and sometimes somethings stay without being used for long and i wonder too, is it a preference for jellies or simply candies being put on pause, i loved reading this. Hope easter holidays went well for you? Sending you and your family light always

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 4/2/2024 2:57:00 PM

Thank you. I think we are sister chocolate lovers

Robert Schatz

Date: 4/1/2024 11:03:00 PM

Put there on pause. What a forgiving way to put it... :)

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 4/2/2024 7:17:00 AM

Thank you. I hope you liked it.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 4/1/2024 8:27:00 PM

Well,... this being America, the most litigious society in history, you can sue the manufacturer if he didn't indicate the precise 'shelf life' of chocolate-covered eggs. lol. ~ Perry Mason

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 4/1/2024 9:01:00 PM

Thank you for a reply. In court, I'd say "just go out and buy more chocolates".

Joe Dimino

Date: 4/1/2024 7:26:00 PM

Good judgement is not always as tasty as health. Such I dilemma for all! Well said.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 4/1/2024 8:59:00 PM

You can go either way on that, health or Heath. Lol.

Sotto Poet

Date: 4/1/2024 6:40:00 PM

A wonderful poem, Hilda. We indeed need to be careful with our candy. They will lose all of their flour if left on shelves.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 4/1/2024 8:58:00 PM

Thank you for the reminder. Have a good day.

Jerry Brotherton

Date: 4/1/2024 6:34:00 PM

A wonderful poem, Hilda. Back when I worked in retail, I saw many a chocolate candy ruined by a warmer than normal spring day while sitting on a truck waiting to be unloaded.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 4/1/2024 8:57:00 PM

Thank you for a nice comment. Sometimes those ruined candies end up being sold only to be unwrapped to see a stale chocolate. Chocolate is a terrible thing to waste.

David Fisher

Date: 4/1/2024 5:27:00 PM

This is too fun! Too much weight makes us wait, but at the sacrifice of chocolate? I guess.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 4/1/2024 6:07:00 PM

Chocolate is hard to resist. It is delicate and can't be forgotten on a hot day. Thank you for stopping by.

Triny Xiang

Date: 4/1/2024 3:48:00 PM

I'll help you eat 3 month old chocolate eggs. Candies, such as yours, are never unwanted, just paused. Such a sweet poem.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 4/1/2024 4:51:00 PM

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Panagiota Romios

Date: 4/1/2024 10:34:00 AM

A unique write. I was thinking of the shipping problems. We are having all over the world, and how that might affect candies.. Unless you go to work, to I’ll place where they are made who knows how long can is on the truck?? I’m resting phone Pangie xx

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 4/1/2024 10:43:00 AM

Thank you for your comment. Shipped candy is held in refrigerated containers. If there is a delay, the cost of the shipment doesn't cover a profit. I'm thinking of the recent bridge collapse.

Duke Beaufort

Date: 4/1/2024 7:06:00 AM

Hilda, this is funny. Some of us like to stash things and save them for who knows when. It's probably easier to not buy too much and give away the excess. It's not a good feeling to find ruined provisions or candies. BTW, I find that powered cocoa lasts a long time in a container. The processed chocolate seems to go bad after a time. Melting is another matter. Good luck with all of it!!!

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 4/1/2024 10:39:00 AM

Thank you for your comment. Melted chocolate in a purse in a hot car is disasterous.

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 4/1/2024 2:02:00 AM

Indeed we should take care of our sweets. Leaving them on shelves will destroy their flour.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 4/1/2024 5:30:00 AM

Thank you.