National Chocolate Cake Day

HAPPY NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CAKE DAY

Make no mistake,

today is the day

for chocolate cake.

I'm off to the kitchen,

I'm going to bake

my very own

chocolate cake.

The frosting 

I will also make

to decorate

my chocolate cake.

And if you find

you'd like some too

hurry on over

I've a slice for you.

  Did you know today is National Chocolate Cake Day?  To celebrate there are three things to do:
1. Bake a chocolate cake.
2. Frost a chocolate cake.
3. Eat chocolate cake.

It's my kind of day.  Did you know I love chocolate?  What is your favorite dessert?  Today feels like a food poem kind of day to me.  Can you try writing a poem today about food?  Did your dog ever eat your dessert? 
I took cupcakes to a meeting recently and a woman was there with her service dog who promptly tried to steal a cupcake off the table.  Now there is a poem I should write.

HAPPY POETRY FRIDAY

It is Friday and Carol Varsalona is hosting Poetry Friday.  You can find more poems at her blog Beyond Literacy Link.  Thanks Carol for hosting us.

Be the joy someone needs in their life today.

CHOCOLATE

I  like chocolate
chocolate pudding,
chocolate cake,
chocolate cookies,
I like to bake.

Steaming hot chocolate,
chocolate pie,
and chocolate éclairs,
I like to try.

Chocolate frosting,
chocolate candy,
chocolate cupcakes,
are just dandy.

When I'm hungry
and want a treat,
chocolate is what
I like to eat.


     Today's poem is a list poem.  All it does is list all the chocolate foods I could think of and start with a statement.  The poem fits Abraham Lincoln's guidelines for writing a speech--Tell 'em what you're gonna tell 'em.  Tell 'em.  Tell 'em what you told them.  Can you write your own list poem today?
    This poem was inspired by Susanna Hill.  She always gives the readers of her blog something chocolatey delicious to eat.  Or at least that is what she did today.  I'm featured on her blog in her "Would You Read It Wednesday" post.  You can hop over there to check it out by clicking here.