Ode to a Reader

Many of you don’t know this, but I am horrible at writing poems. Anyone who has read me for a long time may remember my last poetry debacle. Let’s just say that I had to go back and edit it to put a message at the beginning to try to stop the flood of well-wishers offering sympathy to me in light of my son going to jail. If you want to read it, click here: Words I Never Want to Say Again but suffice it to say that my foray into poetry was a categorical disaster.

But we’re coming up on Valentine’s Day. I mean, if you’re ever going to take another go at poetry, it would be for Valentine’s Day, right? So to those of you readers whom I’m about to lose permanently, I’m truly sorry to see you go. And those of you who have strong constitutions and are not faint of heart, read on:

                 Well the roses are dead,

                     It’s winter here instead,

                     But if you’ll be my Valentine, 

                                            I’ll buy some that are red.

                    I decided to blog,

                    Although my brain’s in a fog,

                    It’s better than sitting

                                        like a bump on a log.

                    

                   
                    I'm trying to write and to feed,

                   You’re my White Knight on a steed,

                   It would be most embarrassing, 

                                           without you here to read.

I don’t mean to complain,

I just write to stay sane, 
Can't "lose it" on the kids,

                   and you help me refrain.

You’re my best outlet now,

Just by reading is how,

I appreciate you. 

                    Go ahead, take your bow.

Please don’t be a harsh judge,

Cause on this I won’t budge,

I love you, dear Reader,

                    more than Hot Fudge.

Homemade Hot Fudge

❤ Happy Valentine’s Day ❤

Homemade Hot Fudge
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Printable Recipe

Ingredients:

1 stick butter

3 ounces of unsweetened chocolate

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 cup baking cocoa

1 cup heavy cream

2 tsp vanilla

Directions:

*Melt butter and unsweetened chocolate in saucepan over warm heat.

*Add the sugar and cocoa. Whisk until smooth, then raise the heat to medium.

*Slowly add the cream while gently whisking and continue to whisk until it thickens and just starts to boil.

*Immediately remove from heat and add vanilla.