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Cupcake Conundrum

Clanging and bashing The kitchen's in use Daughters craving treats Allowed on the loose. Flour, sugar, butter All over the floor Dusting the ceiling Spread thru the drawers. Seeking seclusion Mum heads to the mall Dad's not so enthused He’s taken the fall! Vanilla smells waft Blitzed cake mix atoll Now one eggs rotten Phew! Missed the whole bowl. Mixing all finished Into the oven Fast rising ignited By the witch coven. Ginormous cupcakes Rest plump on the bench Waiting so silent For icing frost drench. Now bizarre colours Created in leagues Designs are invented Intending intrigue. Red nose drawn upon Superfluous clowns Green, orange, purple Even some browns. Goblins and gremlins Haggard old fairies Wombles and warlocks Yellow canaries. Dad for his patience Gets the first taste His fluttering eyes Say he wasn’t quite braced! Smiling so sweetly He says they taste nice. When truly he wants Some hard drink on ice! Cupcakes were vital Baking so easy Except for the clean Now the kids feel quite queasy.

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Lindsay Laurie

Date: 9/29/2015 11:22:00 PM

Good old Dad; the chef's guinea pig. Nice and bouncy poem as you take us through the stages - thank you Mark - Lindsay

Mark Woods
Date: 9/30/2015 2:50:00 AM

Cheers mate, you have to remember that one day when I'm old and grey, they will be cooking Christmas dinner for me, so I have to try and make sure that are good cooks for when that day comes! Theres a method to the madness of being the guinea pig.

Caycay Jennings

Date: 9/10/2015 2:21:00 PM

Excellent, flowing write. I love a good rhyme ride and you deliver. I enjoy reading you very much ... CayCay

Mark Woods
Date: 9/12/2015 8:45:00 PM

Thank you CayCay, as much as I enjoy reading your work. This one was fun to write.

Jan Allison

Date: 9/10/2015 4:38:00 AM

Vivid descriptive write Mark - I really enjoy baking:-) I don't know the form - worth checking on 'Shadow poetry' and it will tell you if this fits the bill:-) hugs jan xx

Jan Allison
Date: 9/10/2015 4:57:00 AM

The forms section on Shadow poetry is MUCH better than the one on soup!:-) hugs Jan xx

Mark Woods
Date: 9/10/2015 4:48:00 AM

Thanks Jan, just did that and its definitely not, in fact it appears quite difficult. Thank you for telling me about the shadow poetry resource. You are an absolute gem : )