Cake

In all the world,

my favorite dessert is chocolate cake.

The simple kind that comes in a box

and is adorned with frosting.

Cake makes special occasions better

and ordinary days more lovely.

Can you imagine a birthday without a cake?

A graduation

or a wedding

without all that yummy frosting?

Tonight,

along with dinner,

my eldest

made an absolutely lovely chocolate cake.

With a smile in my heart,

I know with all certainty

that my affection has been passed along.

She will always equate cake

with happiness,

with family,

with love.

Betty Crocker

and Dunkin Hines

should pay me dividends.

Behind the confection,

is a message of care,

of love.

I am blessed to have such very dear children.

May you,

May I,

always keep those we love close to our hearts.

May we be grateful

for the loved ones given to us

and treat them with care.

Each day is a blessing,

a gift.

May yours be beautiful!