Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, COOKIN' THINGS, by BURGES JOHNSON


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First Line: When my mother's cookin' things
Last Line: I've helped my mother cook.
Subject(s): Children; Cooking & Cooks; Mothers; Childhood; Cookery


When my mother's cookin' things,
You bet I never wait
To put away my ball er gun,
I drop 'em where they are an' run
Fer fear I'll be too late.
The most excitin' kind of game,
Er toy, er story-book,
I let 'em go, an' never mind,
The very minute that I find
My mother's goin' to cook!

When my mother's cookin' things,
Then you just oughter smell
The spices an' the sweets an' such,
My mouth gets waterin' so much
I almost have to yell!
She opens up the oven door
Sometimes, to take a look,
An' then I jab 'em while they're hot,
To see if they are done er not,
When mother lets me cook.

When my mother's cookin' things,
P'r'aps it's pies to bake,
Er doughnuts bobbin' up an' down
In boilin' grease till they are brown,
Er p'r'aps it's johnny-cake.
Whatever kind of thing it is,
I always like to hook
The biggest piece of dough I can
An' bake it in a patty-pan,
When me an' mother cook.

When my mother's cookin' things,
It pays you if you wait
An' eat 'em hot, right off the tin,
It's twice as good as anythin'
Could be, et off a plate!
An' I guess you'd find out fer sure
That I was not mistook
In any single thin' I've said,
If you could taste the gingerbread
I've helped my mother cook.





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