Poems from my Merriam-Webster Word of the Day project. For more information, look here.
devolve : to degenerate through a gradual change or evolution
Flustered cook
Cake in the oven
forgotten
quietly
devolves into cinders. Guests
for dinner arrive.
shadorma 446 : 8/28/22
kerfuffle : a disturbance or commotion typically caused by a dispute or conflict
Plain talk sinks
the dinner party
The dumb joke
The gravy
kerfuffle. The cake scuffle.
Fling hurt feelings. Ouch.
shadorma 455 : 9/28/22
proselytize : to recruit someone to join one’s party, institution, or cause
bus stop bench
proselytizer
good try but
I just can’t
be convinced red velvet cake
beats out chocolate
shadorma 457 : 9/30/22
Attributions:
“Devolve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devolve. Accessed 28 Aug. 2022.
“Kerfuffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kerfuffle. Accessed 28 Sep. 2022.
“Proselytize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proselytize. Accessed 30 Sep. 2022.
Claudia McGill Writes Poetry, Did You Know That? 
So much cake! And cake is always good! Plus the one about the forgotten cake is too close to fact to be funny except in retrospect!
I love cake. I guess you can tell! Even burnt cake, I’ll try to salvage it!
I have no sense of taste right now (sinus infection) but I am still craving cake now having read this series. I smiled at the idea of arguing about cake with a stranger at a bus stop.
Oh, best wishes for healing! And I’d argue anywhere anyone that chocolate cake is the best cake anytime!