icing on the cake
candles counted
for untold years
wax in layers
peeled back
to uncover year
after
year
the sweetness of joy
revealed
This poem was inspired by a comment from Jazz Jaeschke
on my poem “Stories I Did Not Create.”
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Nice, Ken. You’ve lived a good life to be able to do that.
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Thank you, Merril.
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Awww
Very sweet! I like the idea of these layers 🙂
-David
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Thank you, David.
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Oh, and here it is again. Nice! And I like whatever you did to the image.
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😀 Thank you.
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Very lovely and a delightful illustration.
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Thanks, John.
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The smile says it all. (K)
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😀
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This appeals to me, memories.
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Thank you, Paul. A lifetime.
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Yes, a lifetime.
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