Nervous Bake Down

You made a list and

Checked it twice

Sure, you've got

Flour, sugar, and spice

But when did you last

Check the expiry dates?

And could that be the footprints of

Clock-reading mice?

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How many drops of

Too-viscous vanilla

Constitute your

Traditional heavy pour?

Are the sort of sluggish

Thoughts now flickering

Going to induce a flaming flaw?

*ੈ✩‧₊˚🥣*

The more cups of coffee

You guzzle down

The more frantically

You scatter

Candied peel

Chocolate chips rolling underfoot

Melt under bare toes on the

Recently mopped floor

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In the oven’s

Blazing glare

As friends and family

Shuffle in

Your pasted grin

Becomes more grim

Ears start buzzing

As mom dashes in

With claims of HELP

*ੈ✩‧₊˚🥣*

All you see is a

Whirlwind of

Slamming cabinets and

Rearranged shelves

*ੈ✩‧₊˚🥣*

Finally, the last batch is retracted

Lain upon wire racks

Dusted with sugary snow

Ahhhh, the whole house

Smells like love

K.B. Silver

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My favorite holiday time viewing is Elf, because Elf, and holiday baking shows. The food and desserts people make around the holidays are the most decadent and beautiful of the year. Folks who rarely cook or bake try their hand at spreading cheer with the culinary arts.