There in the land of chocolates,
A little candy slips into a cup of cocoa,
Once unwelcomed, now the most loved,
Is this real ganache or just plated gold?
There in the land of books,
A little ink drop spills over the words,
The words may vanish, but will the ink do?
Where do the books without words go to?
There in the land of melodies,
A little drumbeat fades into the ringing canopies,
Birds sing too, do they loathe the hissing snakes?
How can they hate the beats heart makes?
There in the land of morning-glories,
A little moonflower withers away,
May it bloom at night or blossom in the day,
Does it really matter if it’s beautiful anyway?
There in the land of fairies,
A little angel draws a silver sword,
Angel-turned-devil, that’s worth a fairy tale,
Who has the final word on whom we hail?
The wounds vanish, but will the scars be gone?
If there was just one thing I could change about the world,
Cleanse your lens, change don’t change;
For everyone is beautiful until they aren't they,
For everything is sublime and changes with time.
Categories:
ganache, change, deep, life, truth,
Form: Free verse
Its your B’day,
Time to be Happy & gay.
Put on that lovely smile & walk that extra mile!
After all the cakes you bake,
The calorie counter is at stake!
Lay down the boots, drop the shoulder.
Take rest, let the mind wander.
alas it’s your day,
Give the ADDA team a break,
Your dedication is doing wonders,
ADDA is growing stronger…
Whip up a Ganache, make a turnover,
Apple or pineapple –nah, do it with durian when not sober!
Deconstruct a pavlova, reimagine an opera,
A pinch here, a dash there,
A drizzle, a flambe…
Life’s boring- create some melodrama!
Dance a tune, declutter the mind,
Don’t play mommy tonight!
The Girls are teens now,
Let them loose today, don’t raise a brow!
Ask Hubby to be at his best,
Toast a bubbly & forget the rest!
Alas, it’s your B’day,
& You deserve the very best!
Categories:
ganache, birthday, fun,
Form: Rhyme
A jolt of caffeine and suddenly I'm all bright and chirpy
and on a cold day well its better then drinking a Slurpy
A sip of foamy latte and I grow a funny mustache
nicely served aside a delicate truffle ganache
A tete a tete with my favorite bestie at the local Cafe
just before we drink it, we bow our heads and pray
A coffee perks me up, right before my shift begins
it is the choice of Queens, and the beverage of kings.
Coffee !!!
Categories:
ganache, analogy, drink,
Form: Couplet
Today I'll build myself a wreath
I'll buy the floral tape
I'll hunt for pines and mistletoe
I'll bend them into shape
Today I'll play a Christmas song
I'll find the merry tune
I'll sing for joy and family love
I'll play on for the moon
Today I'll bake a Yule log cake
I'll work tirelessly
I'll work out chocolate ganache years
I'll make you candied sleep
Today I'll hold my family close
We'll gather 'round the fire
I'll tape my eyes and try to find
Ways out of mad desire
Today I'll search for hours on end
I'll make it all okay
But I still know, when it comes
I'll forget Christmas day
Categories:
ganache, christmas, december, depression,
Form: Rhyme
the woods in despair
evergreens and cuckoo clocks
i’m lost in Grimm fairy tales
in black forestry
cherries, chocolate ganache
dessert to die for
1/21/2023
Categories:
ganache, food, tree,
Form: Sedoka
I remember well those eyes that sparkled every year on Valentines day
mom would adorn the dining area with red tablecloths and fresh flowers
A beloved Cupid kept vigil by the kitchen window as she shooed us away
from the melt in your mouth cupcake ganache, too soon to be devoured
Music streamed from an old radio, Barbra crooning to "The way Were"
dishes set side by side, while her Fleur De Rocaille wafted in like a blur
dad clean shirted and thankful bowed his head in prayer to St. Valentine,
Patron Saint Of Love, after all it was his day and so we drank a little wine
Years later she died but each Valentine's day dad brought home cupcakes
we'd sit around the table and recall the years she would bake up gems
it was a tradition we didn't have the heart to destroy, so we did partake
each year as if she were still here. When the rose died, I saved the stem
I recall her smile and the way she celebrated every moment of the day,
Cupid gets stored every year but he always returns, it was mom's way.
Feb 19m 2021
Categories:
ganache, valentines day,
Form: Rhyme
I turn over and stare
into those milk chocolate eyes
as they perfectly melt
right into mine.
I see your heart,
a freshly baked cookie,
a thick gooey layer of sweetness,
with a warm ganache at the core,
and it turns me into your
tall glass of milk.
Your toasted marshmallow scent
flirts with my dietary logic,
and makes its way down
my neck, leaving a sugary trail
of sweet morsel magic.
I give in and devour you
whole, lick my fingers.
I don’t care how messy it is.
Just wipe away these crumbs
from my lips.
What started as a simple indulgence
is now a double fudge brownie obsession.
I beg for more, I have to have that flavor
forever fused to my tongue,
I want to binge on your sweet taste
Forever, but I know I am asking for too much,
I can’t stop myself now. I know I need help
but the only thing that comforts me
Is your sweet milk chocolate eyes.
Categories:
ganache, analogy, food, i love
Form: Free verse
Once upon a time...
The story now says,
Happy moments rhyme
Warm feelings this way.
Beauty in a cake:
Chocolate ganache,
Fiesta in a bake
With clever panache.
Feel your taste buds speak:
In wonder's surprise,
Mouth feel greets fond peak
In flavours so nice.
Word of mouth reviews:
Treasure this fine bake,
If Michelin knew
Your chocolate cake!
A fond recipe:
Ann's chocolate cake,
Thick ganache funds spree,
A generous take!
A mix optimal:
In premium fashion,
So phenomenal,
Worthy of mention.
With this fine ganache,
A sure ecstasy,
Gobble up panache,
Happy meets easy!
A flash of delight:
Ever magnetic,
Devotion highlights
Finesse dramatic!
Once in a grand while:
In breezy fashion,
A cake styles fond smiles
In sheer attraction!
Add more than enough
Secret ingredient,
Yes a special stuff
To bring heart radiance.
Money cannot buy
What the heart now knows,
Here's to eating highs
To make your soul glow!
Leon Enriquez
18 April 2017
Singapore
Categories:
ganache, change,
Form: Quatrain
AHA HAIKU 13
Songbird psalm
Balcony duet;
Cheery cold morning
~~~~~~~~~
Squirrel escapades
Up and down and up;
Curious zigzag
~~~~~~~~~
Quick footsteps surge
By parkway bench;
Eyes far away
~~~~~~~~~
Old man sits
Stares at people;
Solitary wonder
~~~~~~~~~
Chocolate ganache cake
Half for my neighbour;
Gratitude smiles
~~~~~~~~~
Silent distress stings
Lift breakdown;
Sultry faces
~~~~~~~~~
Rainy blessing
On my forehead;
Aqueous baptism
~~~~~~~~~
Cigarette ban enforced
Public places gazetted;
Motley odd faces
~~~~~~~~~
Miniature books
Curios I fancy;
Deeply moving
~~~~~~~~~
Curious excursions
Wonder greets sore eyes;
Abrupt delights
~~~~~~~~~
Takeaway meal packs
Simple nourishment;
TV distractions
~~~~~~~~~
Bus stop crowd
Huddle for shelter;
Torrential rain
~~~~~~~~~
Darkness rains swift
Night crickets buzz;
Neat escapades
~~~~~~~~~
Leon Enriquez
05 June 2016
Singapore
Categories:
ganache, change,
Form: Haiku
MOONGLOW 1
Moonglow mantra
Translucent moods;
Unnoticed eclipse
~~~~~~~~~
Watch and wait
Somnolent feelings;
Drowsy awakening
~~~~~~~~~
Bubbly fest
Nice gathering;
Party moods
~~~~~~~~~
Lingering voice
Chocolate ganache;
Happy greets feisty
~~~~~~~~~
Dazzling dose
Dessert aplenty;
Brain freeze moments!
~~~~~~~~~
Mall crowds here
Cars on show;
Savvy choice
~~~~~~~~~
Stray feet zigzag
Offers to go;
Clearance sale
~~~~~~~~~
Create new verse
Exploit word lines;
Buzz fickle rhymes
~~~~~~~~~
Watch how you sense
Free flow nonsense;
Fickle offence
~~~~~~~~~
Leon Enrique
19 Septembet 2015
Singapore
Categories:
ganache, change,
Form: Haiku
Flavours surprise:
Cinnamon spice
Plus all things nice
Taste fond delight:
This lovely flight
In poignant sight
Sweet morsel bits:
Mild bitter wit
In cake that fits
Feisty feast flies:
Chocolate highs
With ganache sighs
Macadamia:
Walnut sepia
Taste regalia!
Here in quick haste:
No time to waste
Embrace good taste
Leon Enriquez
18 August 2015
Singapore
Categories:
ganache, blessing,
Form: Rhyme
Today is a rare treat:
We baked our own cake,
Our own birthday treat.
Today is our birthday:
Yes Ann and Leon stake,
Born same year, month and day!
Today we turn sixty:
And for goodness sake,
Hug, laugh, and feel jolly.
Today tells our story:
Chocolate ganache bake,
Flavours nice and naughty.
Today tells history:
Mellow wine we partake,
Live love's sure mystery!
Leon Enriquez
08 July 2015
Singapore
Categories:
ganache, blessing,
Form: Rhyme
Observe the treat of fond delight,
Urge joy to storm with waves of cheer;
Reach poignant feat with eats you sight.
Glimpse ganache form of cake right here,
Appease your taste for chocolate,
Note fine flavours to match fond highs;
Allow sure haste to feast fine fate,
Charm greets colours as taste buds sigh;
Heed the pleasures of appetite,
Echo good health with profound moods.
Choice sums treasure in tasty bites,
Align grand wealth with precious food;
Keep cheery pact with wondrous strains,
Exceed wise tact with gourmet gains.
Leon Enriquez
02 July 2015
Singapore
Categories:
ganache, blessing,
Form: Sonnet
Cheer frames my face with happy joy,
Hurl buoyant trace of fond employ,
Observe sweet grace that I enjoy.
Chocolate cake to tempt fond bites,
Outline grand take as senses cite,
Live finesse makes a tasty write.
Ask food treasures to keep sure taste,
Touch full measure to meet sheer haste,
Echo pleasure that knows no waste.
Glimpse the grandeur in fine wares,
Align splendour with precious fare,
Note endeavour beyond mere cares.
Aim fragrant poise to please the tongue,
Charming that choice in happy lungs,
Heap telling voice with taste far flung.
Each piece funds best that sensuous ease,
Claim blissful quest with actual peace,
Allow clear zest to move fine feast.
Keep precious bites in each new fit,
Explore deep cites with tasty bits,
See cake excite both fun and wit.
Leon Enriquez
01 July 2015
Singapore
Categories:
ganache, blessing,
Form: Rhyme
Silence streams spread
Defiance dares dread
Nude naked noise
Play plunders poise
Sweet succinct smile
Moves mangled miles
Big blooming boast
Coarse curling coast
Miasma melts mood
Ganache gifts good
Hurling hurts here
Sneaky side steers
Snatch subtle stare
Cover cold care
Room roasting rude
Crazy croons crude
Pick piquant plot
Live lasting lot
Trade tickles time
Clever cheer chimes
Observe odd orb
Feel funny flop
Drop deepens dream
Strange scary scheme
Aim apt aware
Bright blossoms bear
Feel floral form
Nurture nice norms
Tell thrilling tale
Mind moving mail
Broken bits break
Sense seeking stake
Leon Enriquez
25 May 2015
Singapore
Categories:
ganache, change,
Form: Alliteration
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