Wedding Cake

I relished my wedding cake.
Something I could never make.
I'm a useless cook but lucky for me
My mother in law is an expert you see.

Another son had opened a bakery shop.
She taught him all the knowledge he'd got.
From knee high he had learned at her side.
How to make any pastry rise high.

That cake was moist as moss after rain.
Fruit with raisins soaked in Guinness again.
After mixing with nuts and flour.
Then arranged into a tower.

The icing was a dream come true.
Iced baskets at each corner too.
Filled with flowers that looked divine.
I was so thrilled that cake was mine.

Such a happy day we had.
Thinking of it now makes me sad.
"Minutes in the mouth, years on the hips."
Pity he turned out to be such a d***.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017



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Date: 3/8/2017 8:31:00 AM
haha the last lines are so funny Jean.Congrats!
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Jean Murray
Date: 3/8/2017 11:36:00 AM
You gotta laugh at what life throws at you Sara.
Date: 3/8/2017 6:51:00 AM
Yet another masterpiece from a role model. This is just awwwwwwww... What a beautiful share...
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Date: 3/8/2017 11:35:00 AM
More like a model with roles now Funom. Thank you again.
Date: 3/7/2017 6:16:00 AM
Happiness in the momentary bite! Sad but humorous ending. Congrats, Jean!
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Date: 3/7/2017 11:31:00 AM
Thank you Kim. Like the saying..."Marry in haste...regret at your leisure."
Date: 3/7/2017 2:31:00 AM
LOL - awesome - I love last-line gut punches, and this was perfect! Cngrats, Jean ... well-done!
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Date: 3/7/2017 11:28:00 AM
Ah yes...a gut punch....exactly what I still feel like giving him.....7 years after splitting up after 23 years.
Date: 3/6/2017 9:02:00 PM
LOL .... You always make me smile... Thank you...
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Jean Murray
Date: 3/7/2017 1:09:00 AM
That's good Pashang. I mention him so much in my poems, I'm wearing him out, poor fellow.
Date: 3/5/2017 11:12:00 AM
Bitter sweet cake?
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Jean Murray
Date: 3/5/2017 1:57:00 PM
"Bitter sweet is young love... the agony...the aching...the wild reckless joy." The day before, I had driven to my mother and collapsed crying into her arms. I knew something was terrible wrong. She said it was pre wedding nerves. 23 years later, she said "Jean, I think you should split." So I did, that very night.
Date: 3/3/2017 7:23:00 PM
This is very nice how you made it so personal, Jean!! I enjoyed it and wish I could have a taste of this special cake.
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Jean Murray
Date: 3/4/2017 1:10:00 PM
Thank you Andrea. It was delicious.
Date: 3/1/2017 9:40:00 PM
You meant Donut right? LOL Loved this!
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Jean Murray
Date: 3/2/2017 3:39:00 AM
How did you guess? Yet another poem where I mention my darling husband. Right from the start he has been a font of inspiration. I love him so much.......I could cry.
Date: 3/1/2017 8:51:00 PM
I enjoyed this poem Jean.I wish you luck in the contest.
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Jean Murray
Date: 3/2/2017 3:36:00 AM
Thank you Darlene.
Date: 3/1/2017 6:25:00 PM
Great write, Jean, all my food has gone to all those places plus other places good luck in the contest... Hugs
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Jean Murray
Date: 3/1/2017 7:17:00 PM
I knew you would get that line Eve. As we say here..."A woman after my own heart."
Date: 3/1/2017 5:26:00 PM
sounds delicious, jean! it's so nice that you and your mom-in-law still maintain a relationship...
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Date: 3/1/2017 5:39:00 PM
She's 83 now Ilene, but still going strong. She never took sides and is a lady in the true sense of the word.
Date: 3/1/2017 4:58:00 PM
Lol...who would have thought you would use 6 pints of Guinness, 1 pint for the recipe 5 for the baker : )
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Date: 3/1/2017 5:21:00 PM
My mother in law is T total Tim. Seven years after the split, she and I go to the cinema sometimes. A nicer mother in law I could not have wished for.
Date: 3/1/2017 4:34:00 PM
OMG Jean !! Love this !! Rhythm and flow through this wedding cake saga !! Very cool, esp. the end !! Yummy and funny !! ~~~ Jeanie ~~~
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Date: 3/1/2017 4:45:00 PM
Oh JEANIE!! My Daddy always called me Jeaniemac. I like you already.
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