Preheat the heart
With kindness and humility.
Butter the pan of your mind
With unselfishness
To prevent the batter of life from sticking.
Mix together patience and contentment
With a generous helping of joy.
Add the zest of life
And sweetness and honey
As much as you desire.
Gently fold the mixture
And sprinkle in trust
A little at a time
Folding it into the mix
Keeping it light and fluffy.
Spread forgiveness
Over all that you say and do.
Then place it in your heart
In the center of your heart
So your love will get even heat on all sides
Cooking it slowly
Don’t rush it.
When it is ready
And you’ll know when it is ready
Sprinkle gratitude over it all
Don’t miss a bit.
Your love should be hot
But moist in the middle.
If at any time, you feel it growing cold
Preheat your heart
And start all over again.
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Copyright 2021 – Gentleman Dave, poet
Post-scripts:
I’d like to give a big shout-out and thanks to Caramel for inviting me to her 2021 Great Bloggers’ Bake Off Festival Of Love! Please follow her if you haven’t already at https://crushedcaramel.wordpress.com/ and join the baking festival of love!
If you’d like to learn how to make real “love cake” (Sri Lankan style), please check out this link. It looks so yum! https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/love-cake-recipe
The Poet's Love Letter 
❤ Yummiest kind of baking I ever heard described!!! ❤
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I’m so happy you think so! 🥰
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The tastiest recipe ever! What beautiful sentiment.
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Thank you so much, Ms. Posy! You should try baking one. 😌💜
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You know I will!
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The perfect recipe! We want to make sure everyone tries this one!
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Yes, absolutely! Thank you, dear Mel, for the chance to write this! Enjoy the love cake. Take and give as much as you’d like.
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Wow! Absolutely love this!
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Thank you so much! 😊
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My pleasure.
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This recipe is a keeper!
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Thank you, Lady A! 😊😊 Glad you think so!
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Beautiful.
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Thank you, Jeanne! 😊😊
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You are very welcome. That was a beautiful poem. 🙂
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Thank you! 🥰 The secret behind these cakes is that they are meant to be baked continually.
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I could not agree more. 🙂
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