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When I jump out of a cake: Ta-da!
When I reveal my chicken cordon bleu: Voilà!
When I fix my shoe with duct tape: Presto.
Lucas Stone Apr 4
a guitar riff
sharp gift
a lift in the air like heat off chrome
no frosting or crumbling crumbs
just wrapped tight in six strings and spite
cake can't grind bone
cake can't moan like when i bend the blues
cake can wait when the riff takes
sudden
rude
crude
and
****
a sound without words
a noise that flirts with my beast
call it rock solid
call it a roll in the hay
it's better than cake

💭
Berlin, Berlin, just what art thou?
A cake of layers baked from fates
by many bakers, cold and proud,
who filled it with chunks of bitter dates.

The cream on top is cloying, sweet,
to compensate for the stale flour
and brownish yeast of marching feet
with bruised crabapples, soft and sour.

To try a slice of this complex taste
isn’t easy: It’s baked in haste.
Inspired by this photo I took of a traditional Berlin pub: https://bsky.app/profile/jackgroundhog.bsky.social/post/3lh4trjdxnk2d
A lovely chocolate cake
A rainbow of flavors exploding
In my mouth and kindly baked with
Love and grace and with a smile
On my face and this
Delicious cake a story to be told.
Lovely Cake 🎂 🥮
Lizzie Bevis Jan 9
Sitting here in this cheerful café,
I watch the steam rise from my cup,
and I stir some sugar into my tea
as shared laughter drifts upwards.

A delicious lemon drizzle cake
sits in the centre of the table,
much like a sweet, sticky offering
to the joys of friendship, good company
and fond memories.

We sit here chatting away
as if no time has passed between us,
the conversation flows like honey,
as stories and smiles spill across the table
along with stray cake crumbs.

Time seems irrelevant
as tea leaves unfurl,
seeping in the teapot
as our hearts open just as gently.

Our voices blend like the perfect brew
strong and sweet,
warm and familiar
filling emptiness with belonging.

The afternoon daylight streams
through the large windows,
warming our eyes and faces
in this moment we created.

Perfect in its simplicity,
rich as lemon drizzle cake
and as enduring as friendship.

©️Lizzie Bevis
A cup of tea and a slice of lemon drizzle cake with friends always makes everything seem so much better.
David P Carroll Oct 2024
Chocolate cake
slice of pure delight
Tempting treat before my eyes tonight
Oh chocolate cake
My heart's delight.
Chocolate Cake 🥮🎂
Anemone Aug 2024
( translated from french )

I was not actually hungry anymore
Yet I still got another slice of cake
Because I liked the taste
And because this slice
Does satisfy
My greed
For now .
here it is , my first post on here ! i'm a little nervous , but i'm also excited to be sharing my work with people for the first time ever .
David P Carroll Jul 2024
Cream cakes are so tasty
And the Sweetness
Melts on my tongue
And every bite is pure bliss.
Cakes 🎂🎂🎂🎂
You bought me metal sheets
bent in the shape of a heart.
after days of leaving me in the dark
wondering what I was going to eat

Sweet and bitter lumps I crush
between my hands
I eat my heart tonight
because maybe you’ll love me

You loved me enough to steal me
Under an unconditional facade
I forgave you every time
Hoping you’d hold me when I’m down.

But I will eat my heart gratefully
because you told me to
because that is all I can do
because that is all I am worth.

You can take nothing when it is left.
-Percy
:)
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