Once they came in only white,
But sweet and tasty, pulled just right,
Perhaps to calm some choirboy crew,
With hooks to calm the church board, too,
Or just conveniently designed
To hang on trees with treats in kind,
Whate’er the reason they ‘became’
They’ve now become a household name,
With billions turned out annually,
They make their way to you. And me.
And so, enjoy! Please don’t disdain
The humble, tasty Candy Cane!
With poetry, we all besought
To try to make the week begin
With gentle thoughts,
Perhaps a grin?
So Karen, Charlotte, Mimi, me
Have crafted poems for you to see.
And now you’ve read what we have wrought…
Did we help?
Or did we not?
Next week will be a total pleasure,
Cause we will be discussing treasure!
Thinking of joining us for Poetry Monday?
We'd love to welcome you!
Topics for the next few weeks (with a huge thank-you to Mimi, who comes up with so many of them!)...
Topics for the next few weeks (with a huge thank-you to Mimi, who comes up with so many of them!)...
Candy Canes (December 26) Today!
Treasure (January 2)
Stuffed animals (January 9)
Get lost (January 16)
Clocks (January 23)
Time (January 30)
And another use, I bake with them too!
ReplyDeleteHow cute! Love Chris
ReplyDeleteSo many uses for candy canes. My favorites are the original white ones.
ReplyDeleteCandy canes were white originally? I thought the red and white striped were the original ones - just like the Swedish Polkagrise.
ReplyDeleteThey are a fun treat, however they came about. I'm glad they are once a year, though, or they wouldn't be special any longer.
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