Here comes Mary like fairy dust
gentle queen of cake and crust
proving dough and proving to us
that baking is something that we can trust.
Her wings fold down, hair a-shimmer
the hot fairy rings begin to glimmer
all good things she doth impart
from the jam-packed cake to the humble tart
her perfection is part of a riddle
hey diddle diddle, cut down the middle
Mary would be twain in two
there'd be half for me and half for you.
brilliant. cant help but imagine mary berry getting split in two by a cheese wire though. but, i guess its imagery all the same!
Hi Jon, thanks mate. I re-hashed this completely then came back and baked it again, as it were. I thought about the nursery rhyme idea as vaguely threatening - something Mary is not. More like an Inside no 9 version maybe.
Blimey David that has got me worked up . I see Nigella coming from behind a curtain in a leotard with a whip - but I don't think the Beeb is quite ready for that kind of libido.
Back in the day I worked at the Ritz and was fed in the basement on Xmas day (cold hard salad under cling film). What could be more sexy than that?
Hannah, thanks for liking. It is Mary Berry- I always call her the deaths head moth - not fair I know. She is truly at home in front of the camera and a joy to watch.
Hi Jennifer. Excellent ideas there. We always do well to learn early. I used to help my mum in the kitchen. What a creep!
Love all the likes thanks everybody Pauli, Col Suki Richard and Fred. Your tower of likes was like a multi tier wedding cake of satisfaction!
Hi Ray!
Loved Queen in the kitchen! From when I was a child loved coming home to the smell of a newly baked cake. Almost reconciled one to homework. A bite there and an equation there.
Jennifer Malden
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Tue 28th Nov 2017 14:59
Love this.
Is it Mary Berry?
Queen of baking, smiling, wearing interesting tops.
Hannah
Great title Ray and fabulous poem! Love the lines,' here comes Mary like fairy dust, gentle queen of cake and crust'.
Also,the thought of said Mary twain in two like a baked item is a deliciously wicked thought.
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raypool
Thu 30th Nov 2017 16:09
Thanks Stu. I hope this is not a character assassination. The cheese wire would be much slower you devil! I had been thinking of you and good to see you back for a bit! Take care my friend.
Ray