Conversation After Dinner

Posted on 2012-08-25 by merlinspielen

Dinner was simply lovely.

Thank you for letting me into your kitchen
Oh coffee yes that would be perfect

And now I think, I know
I should return the favour.
Would you say object to
letting me make you dessert?
I think I need a slice of pie

I’d need to raid your pantry
I hope you don’t mind
if I see what you’ve got.
Would you protest if
I turned your oven on?
Best to pre-heat slowly
as we find the ingredients
so we can bake something sweet.

Not too sweet you say?
Well I do like my dessert
just oh so slightly tart

Show me your pie dish
Oh yes that’ll do
Let me knead you some pastry
and line your lovely dish
The secret is not to overwork
just use the lightest touch

Those are lovely apples
would you peel them for me?
Then blend with sugar and spice
and whatever else might be nice
Yes there – oh and there.
Too much you say?
I’m sure it’ll fit in your dish.

Let me have a lick
oh that is delightful.

What’s that?
Your oven is ready?
Well what are we waiting for?
Let’s slip it in
and let it bake
golden and bubbly hot.

Oh that smells so amazing
it’ll be no time until
your buzzer goes…

Oh that was delighful
and well worth the wait
I hope you don’t mind
the mess I made in
my making you dessert.

What?
Another slice?
Oh certainly…

I think I’d enjoy that.

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36 thoughts on “Conversation After Dinner”

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Susan L Daniels on 2013-03-14 at 23:04 said:

I so enjoyed this piece of…pi.

😉

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- merlinspielen on 2013-03-15 at 11:43 said:
  
  A slice is always nice – except when golfing 🙂
  
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  - Susan L Daniels on 2013-03-15 at 12:14 said:
    
    Hahaha!
    
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merlinspielen on 2013-03-14 at 18:12 said:

Reblogged this on merlinspielen and commented:

It is PI day! What does that mean? Well it is the 14th day of the 3rd month and that could be written as 3.14 – which is the first three numbers in PI. PI for those that have chosen to suppress their math is the mystical number derived from a circle – basically being defined as the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. It is a magical number in the world of mathematics. Just like pie is a magical treat in the world of eating 🙂

So in Honour of PI Day I have reposted my PIE Post – enjoy 🙂

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Shelley on 2013-01-20 at 08:21 said:

Ha, now I see why you could so easily read other meanings into my words….

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- merlinspielen on 2013-01-20 at 08:25 said:
  
  Really I must protest – I have no idea what you are talking about! 🙂
  Were there other meanings in what you were saying?
  
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Blue Girl on 2012-09-06 at 17:05 said:

Delicious! 😀

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- merlinspielen on 2012-09-06 at 17:36 said:
  
  There are some recipes that are just so sinfully delicious 🙂
  
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  - Blue Girl on 2012-09-06 at 17:45 said:
    
    Indeed! This sort of thing makes me giggle, in a very childish way, and makes me want to make a silly remark about having a lovely pie dish myself to show you, except that would be lying as I don’t even possess a pie dish!! And are you sure you want those apples peeled?!
    
    Ahem … I will just go and giggle quietly to myself in a corner!
    
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  - merlinspielen on 2012-09-06 at 17:53 said:
    
    Sounds like we share the same sense of silly! Because if you have no pie dish how do you keep your pie together? I can see you have quite the sense of humour!
    
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bequoted on 2012-09-04 at 18:34 said:

Wow! Sexy! Put a smile on my face.

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- merlinspielen on 2012-09-04 at 21:06 said:
  
  Glad you enjoyed – but then dessert should make us feel somewhat satiated…
  
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boomiebol on 2012-09-03 at 21:44 said:

Hmmmn…i wonder about this dessert 🙂

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naznia on 2012-09-02 at 10:21 said:

Holy guacamole! Wow, that set my mind ablaze.

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- merlinspielen on 2012-09-02 at 10:39 said:
  
  guacamole makes me think of a fun tasty dip. 🙂
  
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  - naznia on 2012-09-02 at 10:44 said:
    
    Your poem makes me think of anything but apples and pies. Well not the kind we eat anyways. Oh wait….Dang it. You know what I mean. Or I hope you do.
    
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  - merlinspielen on 2012-09-02 at 10:45 said:
    
    Oh believe me I know 😉
    
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foroneplease on 2012-08-27 at 08:26 said:

hahaha, loved it! one of your ‘sweetest’ creations, gotto get me some of that dessert 😉

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- merlinspielen on 2012-08-27 at 09:43 said:
  
  With the right ingredients and a working oven one can just let imagination run wild.
  
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Martha on 2012-08-25 at 23:43 said:

I want it to be known that I was not responsible for the apostrophe going the wrong way.

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Martha on 2012-08-25 at 23:41 said:

I agree with your response to Mme Weebles–nothing like an oven that actually works.

Now go get ’em tiger! (-;

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- merlinspielen on 2012-08-26 at 00:38 said:
  
  that seems like TMI 😛
  
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  - Martha on 2012-08-26 at 23:56 said:
    
    Hey, I’m just a simple country girl, here!
    
    I have been very excited to have a newish & working literal oven in my kitchen, into which I can plop things at the temperature recommended by a recipe, for the duration recommended by said recipe, and thence pull them out with some expectation of doneness.
    
    I withhold all comment as to the state of my metaphorical oven, thank you.
    
    Enjoy your baking!
    
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unfetteredbs on 2012-08-25 at 22:00 said:

we eat dessert first in my house….and pie al a mode is on the menu now. well done Merlin..

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- merlinspielen on 2012-08-25 at 22:32 said:
  
  oh my how risque – dessert first! the wild new jersey shores sweeps away all restraint it seems 🙂
  
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  - unfetteredbs on 2012-08-25 at 22:34 said:
    
    New Jersey Shore?? oh dear do not put me there… please noooo
    I’m a proper New England Lady (smirk)
    
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carolynpageabc on 2012-08-25 at 20:01 said:

That was absolutely beautiful….
Well done &
May I join you..!?! 🙂

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- merlinspielen on 2012-08-25 at 20:06 said:
  
  Oh if I had know a little after-dinner poem would get me dinner invites I might have written it sooner. I guess dessert is always a nice way to finish the evening! 🙂
  
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  - carolynpageabc on 2012-08-25 at 20:10 said:
    
    Yes, a good dessert is indeed a treasure however; your poem is excellent… 🙂
    
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  - merlinspielen on 2012-08-25 at 20:24 said:
    
    Thank you for the follow and your kind words about my poem. Glad you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
    
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Madame Weebles on 2012-08-25 at 19:34 said:

Holy cow, merlin. I don’t think I’ve ever been so turned on by a verse about, um, dessert.

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- merlinspielen on 2012-08-25 at 19:37 said:
  
  It was simply delicious. It is amazing what treats one can create with a few basic ingredients and a good oven that really holds the heat.
  
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  - Madame Weebles on 2012-08-25 at 19:40 said:
    
    Indeed.
    
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