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Ladyfingers adorn her cake;
makes headlines for charity's sake,
first prize surely was hers to take
first prize surely was hers to take
Some say she coerced the judges,
wearing a necklace of pink pearls
that set off her flouncing blond curls;
her tight dress stressed the other girls
Under the stylish wide brimmed hat,
she has only business in mind
Flirting with the powers that be,
her talent for baking unseen
Ladies opine, as she flashes
a leg and bats her eyelashes -
the end must justify the means
When she, who is most kind, not blind,
confidently presents her cake
they hurl accusations her way -
daggers in their eyes "How unfair!"
Their cakes look superior, yes,
appear to be the most divine
But the judges do not digress
Because, you see, the ladies' wiles
were but tainted with jealousy
Judging is done with tender care
To tell the truth, they had no chance
She won the cake contest solely
for its superb tasty flavor -
judged to be far beyond compare
judged to be far beyond compare
Hilarious
ReplyDeleteBut what is your calling?
a baking queen?
:-)
Not sure where my comment went....I was saying I love the poem and your pretty blog!! And that cake decorating is a fine art--so gorgeous, one almost doesn't want to cut and eat them!
ReplyDeleteI think that TASTE is the most important part of a cake...obviously the judges agreed! Smiles.
ReplyDeleteThe judges were right! Decoration plays a role but it is far from being essential. What matters is taste! Always!
ReplyDeleteI love your story. Sweets are my favorite things. So if I were a judge, no amount of coniving would sway my vote. I'd go with the taste that pleases me the most. I like your story. Funny.
ReplyDeleteFlavor is the ultimate criteria, when it comes to cake!!
ReplyDeleteFrosting laced with levity; love it, clever, funny, nice use of form--& she understand a primary axiom for Art, too often it is not the talent that wins, it is the marketing, the packaging. In your piece she had both; very cool, four smiles, one belly laugh.
ReplyDeletedecor is nice and all, but taste is what matters... there are plenty of beautiful things in this world that are nasty on the inside
ReplyDeleteA flavorful cake contest indeed...enjoyed this one!
ReplyDeleteHaha, great story. I took a cake decorating class once and was miserable because I found it so incredibly difficult...it is a LOT harder than it looks!!
ReplyDeleteAn amusing tale...glad that the judges gave her the award for her cake, and not her wiles.
ReplyDeleteha -it's far more important how a cake tastes than how it looks...the same for people...smiles
ReplyDeleteSo glad she won because her cake tasted the best. Nice telling of the tale. Peace, Linda
ReplyDeleteIf she felt she did the work and won fairly, then that all that matters to her ~ I wish I can bake but I can't, smiles
ReplyDeleteNice story K ~
Grace
Ah.. some people have it all.. beauty.. kindness.. courage.. and most importantly taste for what is 'good'.. in life.. as 'FREE'..:)
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