The Candle Tip

I use my grandma’s cookie shapes For Chanukah each year. They’re plastic and so very old They might not persevere. The candle cutter’s broken So it’s hard to get a grip On the pieces (there are 3 of them), Especially the tip. Since I’d hate to leave a shape out, I just take an extra sec, But today, between the batches, I looked down and – what the heck? For the candle tip was missing And it wasn’t on the floor. I had used it, so this wasn’t something I could just ignore. If I’d rolled it in a cookie, An occurrence I would doubt, Then the batter wouldn’t flatten Since that piece would stick right out. For a while I was stymied, Then I checked one ball of dough Which I’d gathered up until My cookie sheet had room to go. And voila! I found that sucker And the lesson that I learned Is to keep track of the flames Wherever candles are concerned.