Cookie
Christina Marie Speed writes creative nonfiction, poetry, and books for children. A full-time mother and part-time literacy coach for school-aged children, she scrawls musings at red lights, nap time, and after dark. She has written a short column for The Lahontan Valley New, has a column forthcoming on Moondance.org, and is a Literary Reflections Editorial Assistant at literarymama.com. Visit her at www.christinamariespeed.com.
In Christina's words, "This poem came to life after an afternoon spent reveling in the wonders of baking a favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe with my own mother, her mother, and now, my children. After measuring, pouring, tasting—and eating that first warm cookie out of the oven—a rough version of this poem sprung to mind. It is one of my favorites because I feel it captures the lost story of a girl and her cookie. A universal love story if ever there was one.
Cookie
By Christina Marie Speed
Years flash by my little girl fingers,
sheer happiness rolls from the soft edge
tongue and roof of my mouth marry in an ancient, smooth sweep.
Epicurean innocence lives,
breathes,
in the cookie.
In Christina's words, "This poem came to life after an afternoon spent reveling in the wonders of baking a favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe with my own mother, her mother, and now, my children. After measuring, pouring, tasting—and eating that first warm cookie out of the oven—a rough version of this poem sprung to mind. It is one of my favorites because I feel it captures the lost story of a girl and her cookie. A universal love story if ever there was one.
Cookie
By Christina Marie Speed
Years flash by my little girl fingers,
sheer happiness rolls from the soft edge
tongue and roof of my mouth marry in an ancient, smooth sweep.
Epicurean innocence lives,
breathes,
in the cookie.
Posted by Annmarie at 7/17/2009 11:53 PM 
Categories: today's words
Tags: cookies baking free verse Christina Marie Speed
Categories: today's words
Tags: cookies baking free verse Christina Marie Speed
Very nice. Captures the innocence of childhood in cookies.
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I love the line, "Epicurean innocence lives". and in a cookie, how delightful.
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Christina,
Love, "happiness rolls from the soft edge" and
"marry in an ancient, smooth sweep"
gorgeous use of sounds
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