Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHEN MOTHER MADE AN ANGEL CAKE, by EDGAR ALBERT GUEST Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When mother baked an angel cake we kids would gather round Last Line: The moment when she lets them lick the icing spoon and plate. Alternate Author Name(s): Guest, Eddie Subject(s): Cakes | ||||||||
When mother baked an angel cake we kids would gather round An' watch her gentle hands at work, an' never make a sound; We'd watch her stir the eggs an' flour an' powdered sugar, too, An' pour it in the crinkled tin, an' then when it was through She'd spread the icing over it, an' we knew very soon That one would get the plate to lick, an' one would get the spoon. It seemed no matter where we were those mornings at our play, Upstairs or out of doors somewhere, we all knew right away When Ma was in the kitchen, an' was gettin' out the tin An' things to make an angel cake, an' so we scampered in. An' Ma would smile at us an' say: "Now you keep still an' wait An' when I'm through I'll let you lick the spoon an' icing plate." We watched her kneel beside the stove, an' put her arm so white Inside the oven just to find if it was heatin' right. An' mouths an' eyes were open then, becoz we always knew The time for us to get our taste was quickly comin' due. Then while she mixed the icing up, she'd hum a simple tune, An' one of us would bar the plate, an' one would bar the spoon. Could we catch a glimpse of Heaven, and some snow-white kitchen there, I'm sure that we'd see mother, smiling now, and still as fair; And I know that gathered round her we should see an angel brood That is watching every movement as she makes an angel food; For I know that little angels, as we used to do, await The moment when she lets them lick the icing spoon and plate. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BIRTHDAY CAKE by HAYDEN CARRUTH SOMEONE SWIPED THE COOKIES' by JACK PRELUTSKY VERSES WRITTEN ON A PAPER by WILLIAM COLLINS (1721-1759) THE BRIDE-CAKE by ROBERT HERRICK TO CLARE, CANDLE-WISHES by EDWARD V. KILLEEN JR. ON SEEING MR. -- BAKING CAKES by JANET LITTLE COUNSEL TO THOSE THAT EAT by ANONYMOUS MISS FOGGERTY'S CAKE by ANONYMOUS |
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