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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

Date: 12/2/2018 6:30:00 PM

Love this! How true! Congratulations, Michelle!

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 12/3/2018 12:35:00 AM

Thanks, Kim-

Susan Ashley

Date: 12/2/2018 6:16:00 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
Date: 12/3/2018 12:36:00 AM

Thank you so much for your kind words, Susan!

Greg Gaul

Date: 12/2/2018 4:36:00 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
Date: 12/3/2018 12:37:00 AM

Thanks for your visit and comment, Greg!

Eve Roper

Date: 12/1/2018 11:03:00 PM

A wonderful well written poem, Michelle, congratulations on your 1st place win.

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 12/3/2018 12:37:00 AM

Thank you, Eve!

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 12/1/2018 11:20:00 AM

- Many beautiful and deeply moving poems for this contest ... congratulations on your win, Michelle :) - hugs & happy weekend // Anne-Lise :)

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 12/3/2018 12:40:00 AM

Thanks, Anne-Lise!

Silent One

Date: 12/1/2018 10:43:00 AM

Brilliant take on the contest, my mother was the same.... Congratulations on your first place in the contest..

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 12/3/2018 12:41:00 AM

Thanks for placing me in your contest, Silent One!

CayCay Jennings

Date: 11/29/2018 11:29:00 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
Date: 12/3/2018 12:42:00 AM

Yes, I have faced this dilemma more than once, thanks for commenting!

Pat Adams

Date: 6/2/2018 3:33:00 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
Date: 6/24/2018 5:50:00 PM

Thanks as always for your fun comments!

Jan Allison

Date: 5/11/2018 2:09:00 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
Date: 5/13/2018 10:07:00 AM

Yes I sometimes think its better to eat the last one so the host/hostess doesn't feel bad!

Gershon Wolf

Date: 5/9/2018 8:42:00 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
Date: 5/11/2018 9:13:00 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

Date: 5/9/2018 8:31:00 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
Date: 5/11/2018 9:14:00 AM

Thanks, Andrea - I love chocolate chip too!

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 5/8/2018 10:42:00 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
Date: 5/8/2018 12:00:00 PM

Yes, someone has to eat it!

Eve Roper

Date: 5/7/2018 4:36:00 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
Date: 5/8/2018 12:01:00 PM

Well we must all sacrifice for the greater good (whispers "greater good") - thanks for your comment, Eve!

Pandita Sietesantos

Date: 5/7/2018 1:49:00 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
Date: 5/7/2018 4:03:00 PM

Thank you, Pandita - and I came thisclose to eating it!