BAKING CLASS

They had gathered from all around
With special invitation in hand
No professional was allowed
To take part in this grand
...event

Just your every day, run of the mill
Person without culture or fame
Putting their baking skills to work
In hopes of being named
...winner

As the tickets were gathered
And members were assigned their place
A group of miscreants
Began to protest in disgrace
.........missssssing the mark, \
  .............................................entirely!!!

The host announced, "We are here to BAKE
Everything is supplied, with nothing for you to take
Moments and interactions are being considered
For the tastefully sweet and the consistently embittered

Time is wasting, get busy with the mixing
Any mistake in baking, you will need to be fixing
No imperfect bake will be accepted
Patience in love is the key to not be rejected"


BAKE!!!!!!

All the fussing stopped as bakers looked down
Into the empty bowl they'd been given
Several picked up flour and metal tin
To begin the meticulous act of siftin'
...clumps

Yet others looked about for clues
With no skills to draw from their empty well
Recipe books were on the shelf
Along with the instructor, who could already tell
...fear

He wondered about, listening intently
But never invading time or space
He glided about the baking room
With the presence of grace
...everlasting

The first time it happened, everyone stopped
A baker disappeared without a sound
No bake to account for the time in the room
Nor any effort of trying could be found
...in the spot

The instructor said, "No time to waste on wonder
Getting busy baking without the fear of blunder
When time is up and your life here is done
You will give an account of all movement under the sun

The bowl remains untouched without effort or trial
Too afraid of owning fault, so she stood in denial
That she is responsible for her presence in this room
And will give an empty bowl to her bridegroom

BAKE ON, MY CHILDREN, BAKE ON!!!!!

Many baked safe while judging others
Citing that pride would surely make them fail
While others put heart in soul into their dish
Waiting for time to tell
...truth

There were two who spent time with the instructor
Trying to rack up points with their brown noses
They must have gotten pointers, special help
Because every dish, perfectly displayed, like a bouquet of roses
...for a KING!

Then, within moments of each other
The two were led through a secret door
It appeared, as if from nowhere
Then it and them, were seen no more
...gone
......where???

The instructor announced, "Your classmates have moved to a new dimension
Where LOVE can be tested in rooms filled with hate and tension
The others...time ran out...and they are in the in-between
Where they can learn that life is never as is seems"

A student blurted out in disgust, "We are baking LOVE
How trite and cute! I believe I'm done
She threw away her bake and laid down her apron
Trading in her work for a life filled with fun

Learning, ever learning
.....but never coming to understanding


Written by Trudy Schrader on 07-18-2019