Michelle Faulkner Poet Light Verse

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This was inspired - if that is not too grand a word - by my work potluck this past Friday - who hasn't faced "the last cookie" dilemma?

The Last Cookie

Poor last cookie, alone on the plate
No one partook, no one ate
Not for lack of flavor, this I know
Having already sampled its sweet morsels

Only one, is it wrong to steal a bite
From someone who's tempered their appetite?
Could I conceive of anyone so flip
As to decline the temptation of chocolate chip?

Must I do a stranger a favor
And step aside so they may savor
The succulence of the final taste
Or grab it now, in greed and haste?

The debate is settled by my mother's standards
Whose inner voice insists I show good manners.

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Kim Rodrigues December 2, 2018 at 6:30 PM Love this! How true! Congratulations, Michelle! Michelle Faulkner December 3, 2018 at 12:35 AM Thanks, Kim-

Susan Ashley December 2, 2018 at 6:16 PM I enjoyed every last morsel of this scrumptious poem, Michelle. A wonderful write. Congratulations on your wonderful first place win. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan Michelle Faulkner December 3, 2018 at 12:36 AM Thank you so much for your kind words, Susan!

Greg Gaul December 2, 2018 at 4:36 PM Layered, clever and fun write. Who among us can withstand the alure of the lonely chocolate chip? One of life's unanswerables for sure. Congrats. Michelle Faulkner December 3, 2018 at 12:37 AM Thanks for your visit and comment, Greg!

Eve Roper December 1, 2018 at 11:03 PM A wonderful well written poem, Michelle, congratulations on your 1st place win. Michelle Faulkner December 3, 2018 at 12:37 AM Thank you, Eve!

Anne-Lise Andresen December 1, 2018 at 11:20 AM - Many beautiful and deeply moving poems for this contest ... congratulations on your win, Michelle :) - hugs & happy weekend // Anne-Lise :) Michelle Faulkner December 3, 2018 at 12:40 AM Thanks, Anne-Lise!

Silent One December 1, 2018 at 10:43 AM Brilliant take on the contest, my mother was the same.... Congratulations on your first place in the contest.. Michelle Faulkner December 3, 2018 at 12:41 AM Thanks for placing me in your contest, Silent One!

CayCay Godwin November 29, 2018 at 11:29 PM I love this topic - the last cookie is a dilemma most of us have faced and, like you, I would normally do the polite thing, but you said chocolate chip and I would HAVE TO eat it. This is cute and darn applicable to life! A joy to read. All the best ... CayCay Michelle Faulkner December 3, 2018 at 12:42 AM Yes, I have faced this dilemma more than once, thanks for commenting!

Pat Adams June 2, 2018 at 3:33 PM I'm liking this poem Michelle. I would be anxiously awaiting the go ahead, I think! Sometimes good poems can come out of thin air, or........one cookie!! Michelle Faulkner June 24, 2018 at 5:50 PM Thanks as always for your fun comments!

Jan Allison May 11, 2018 at 2:09 PM Your poem sure made me smile, i love choc chip cookies especially home made ones. It's not just the last cookie left on a plate , if you go to a party you will find a last lonely sausage, sausage roll, bit of quiche etc etc - it may be polite to not have the last one ... but I hate waste and sometimes I just can't resist clearing the plate lol:-) hugs jan xx Michelle Faulkner May 13, 2018 at 10:07 AM Yes I sometimes think its better to eat the last one so the host/hostess doesn't feel bad!

Gershon Wolf May 9, 2018 at 8:42 PM This one is so cute, I could pinch its cheeks!...(But not the cookie. I'm the one who left it, of course!). Enjoyable read, Michelle, and so true. It really resonates. ~ Gershon Michelle Faulkner May 11, 2018 at 9:13 AM Thanks, it's funny how something so trivial could inspire me to write a poem about it! - appreciate your kind words, as always!

Andrea Dietrich May 9, 2018 at 8:31 AM Ha. I would have eaten it. Especially if nobody was around to see. A very interesting poem!!! I love this kind of cookie!! Michelle Faulkner May 11, 2018 at 9:14 AM Thanks, Andrea - I love chocolate chip too!

Caren Krutsinger May 8, 2018 at 10:42 AM And you are right; often the last cookie is pitched, because of all of the mothers who are silently standing on their children's shoulders, invisible, and yet still QUITE there. Michelle Faulkner May 8, 2018 at 12:00 PM Yes, someone has to eat it!

Eve Roper May 7, 2018 at 4:36 PM Oh, I would grab and not let it sit so the plate could be washed :) ,but that is me ... Love the theme of your write.. Hugs Michelle Faulkner May 8, 2018 at 12:01 PM Well we must all sacrifice for the greater good (whispers "greater good") - thanks for your comment, Eve!

Pandita Sietesantos May 7, 2018 at 1:49 PM You have more self-restraint than I possess because I would have already stuffed that cookie into my mouth! I enjoyed this light-hearted piece! well done, Michelle! Hugs. Pandita Michelle Faulkner May 7, 2018 at 4:03 PM Thank you, Pandita - and I came thisclose to eating it!

Heidi Sands May 7, 2018 at 12:35 PM This is a great rhyme ! Well done :) Michelle Faulkner May 7, 2018 at 4:03 PM Much appreciate your kind words as always, Heidi!