Mike Gentile Poet Rhyme

Rolling Pins In Heaven

There're rolling pins in heaven 
                    oh, there must surely be
For Grandma was a baker
                      she often baked for me

Double Chocolate layer cake
                    Orange and Buttercream
Meringue atop a Lemon pie
                           to decorate a dream

Her Fruitcake for a holiday
                would summon family taste
Especially Aunt Ethel’s
                   who worried for her waist

And speaking of Aunt Ethel
                          who’s also up above
Her Cherry Pies and Cup Cakes
                      left nothing not to love

It was a competition
           a  “Cake off”, “Bake off” match
If one came out lop-sided
     must not have been from “scratch”

There’re rolling pins in heaven
                  they’re baking up a storm
I think, when I hear thunder
              “Just keep my Muffins warm”

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Paula Goldsmith December 6, 2021 at 11:04 AM What a sweet write. Now I want some, "Double Chocolate layer cake with Orange and Buttercream, Meringue atop a Lemon pie, Fruitcake, Cherry Pie." Do you deliver??? Have a blessed day as you eat/write away................ Mike Gentile December 6, 2021 at 12:03 PM If I could deliver, I’d send some right over!! Thanks Paula xxoo

Kim Rodrigues November 19, 2021 at 5:27 AM Delightful in so many delectable ways, Mike! <3 Mike Gentile November 19, 2021 at 5:35 AM Thank so much Kim!!

Paghunda Zahid November 6, 2021 at 5:38 AM That's a sweet poem. Okay now I am craving for fuit cake. Lol. Enjoyed your poem Mike. Mike Gentile November 6, 2021 at 6:52 AM Thank you so much Paghunda!!

Gershon Wolf November 5, 2021 at 4:53 AM You really surprised me here, Mike. Seeing the title, I thought, 'For sure thisi is about thunderstorms = 'the gods are bowling in heaven.' (Or at least Zeus is, on the mountaintop. lol). At any rate, what a delicious and delightful, not to mention aromatic surprise. 'Batter up,! I say. ~ Stormy Mike Gentile November 5, 2021 at 5:40 PM Aww, you old softee!!!Happy Friday!

Tom Cunningham November 4, 2021 at 1:29 PM Nothing beats grandma's baking Mike, we've all got happy memories. Tom Mike Gentile November 5, 2021 at 4:02 AM Yes indeed, thanks Tom!!

Susan Lawrence November 4, 2021 at 11:33 AM I love this Mike ! I sat on the counter as a little girl and helped my Mom and Grandma make cookies and pies ! There is a rhythm to it … so much fun You made it all come alive again ! Hugs, Susan :) Mike Gentile November 5, 2021 at 4:02 AM Aren't they lovely memories, Thank you Susan!!

L Milton Hankins November 4, 2021 at 9:06 AM How sweet, Mike (pardon the pun). I thoroughly enjoyed your poem. Can't you just imagine all of our grandmas up there baking. A delicious thought. My grandma always baked everything from "scratch," an artform I feel, sadly, is being lost because of cake mixes. Good stuff, man! Mike Gentile November 4, 2021 at 10:37 AM Thank you Milton, I do agree that the art of cooking from scratch is slipping away!!

Heidi Sands November 4, 2021 at 6:36 AM I enjoyed this Mike. I love how you wrote about these memories. I enjoy baking a lot. Happy Thursday :) Mike Gentile November 4, 2021 at 10:37 AM Thanks Heidi as always xxoo

Vijay Pandit November 4, 2021 at 5:37 AM Sweet memories you evoke, Mike in this tribute to your loved ones. Certainly they have rolling pins up there and a bakery shop. Splendid write, as always. Mike Gentile November 4, 2021 at 10:38 AM Thank you so much Vijay!!!