April Anthology 2016: bake your heart out

“The final ingredient is love.”

I wonder how many other feelings

Go in along the way?

Playfulness in peanut-butter,

Curiosity with cocoa,

A touch of anxiety—

Dismissing perfectionism—

With half-chopped pecans.

And hope, again and again.

I hope it’s as good as the plan in my head.

I hope they like it.

I hope it brings much joy.