04-07-2013, 08:40 PM
foiled!
her knobbed knees ache
as frail hands knead
a dough of cinnamon
and ginger
grandkids coming later
a special treat for them
little men of sugar
with colored gumdrop eyes
back bent and hands shaking
she slides them in the oven
sits down with a woomph
a labor of family love
they're arriving! just in time
her back bends down once more
then she shuffles to the gate
platter of cookies in her hands
grandchildren swarm around her
kiss wrinkled smiling cheeks
one gingerbread for each
under grandma's watchful eye
"ah" she sighs, contented,
"I let none escape this time!"
her knobbed knees ache
as frail hands knead
a dough of cinnamon
and ginger
grandkids coming later
a special treat for them
little men of sugar
with colored gumdrop eyes
back bent and hands shaking
she slides them in the oven
sits down with a woomph
a labor of family love
they're arriving! just in time
her back bends down once more
then she shuffles to the gate
platter of cookies in her hands
grandchildren swarm around her
kiss wrinkled smiling cheeks
one gingerbread for each
under grandma's watchful eye
"ah" she sighs, contented,
"I let none escape this time!"
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The howling beast is back.
The howling beast is back.