Reboot: September Monthly Poetry Group

 

 

 

 

Last Friday of the month is for

Monthly Poetry Group to rhyme.

Diane, Mimi, and I take turns,

"Reboot" is the theme this time.

 

As usual, today I'll try,

a poem to write . . . or fudge.

Whether I'm successful or not,

you get to be the judge.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reboot

The elderly man was worried,

forgetting things all the time.

Keeping track of belongings,

was a daily mountain to climb.

 

The more he thought about it,

felt his brain needed a reboot.

He'd always had a great memory,

now he felt like an old coot.

 

He'd play his daily word games,

Phrazle, Wordle, more than one.

Keeping his brain exercised,

could actually be quite fun.

 

And since his wife had passed away,

there was more for him to do.

But it kept his mind occupied,

there's value in that too.

On this particular morning,

memory really getting him down,

"I'll do errands, pick up muffins,

might be good to go into town."

 

Bananas Foster Muffins

 

 

 

Went into a few different stores,

glad to put his troubles aside.

One last store he entered, 

the selection kept him occupied. 

When from behind he heard it,

"Reboot?" someone had asked.

His memory? How could they know?

Wanted to get out of there . . . and fast.

"Reboot?" This time he turned around,

the questioner's eyes to meet.

Realized the salesman was looking,

not at his head, but his feet.

 

Before you go, stop by these blogs for more Collections poetry:

 

On the Border

Messymimi's Meanderings

 

 

Bananas Foster Muffins        

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Printable Recipe

Ingredients:
1 TBSP butter

1 banana

1 TBSP cookie butter (speculoos)

1 TBSP spiced rum

6 TBSP oil

2 TBSP cookie butter

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 egg

3/4 cup buttermilk

1/3 cup banana yogurt

2 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

 

3 TBSP caramel sauce

Directions:
*Grease the top of a 12 well muffin tin and either grease or add liners to the wells. Preheat oven to 400 degrees

*Slice the banana into about 1/2 inch slices. Cut each slice in quarters.

*Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the banana. Cook, stirring now and then, for 2 minutes. Mix in 1 TBSP cookie butter and the rum. Stir for one more minute, remove from heat, and set aside.

*Whisk together the oil, remaining cookie butter, and brown sugar. Once incorporated, whisk in the egg, buttermilk, and yogurt.

*Separately, mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

*Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently whisk together. Fill the muffin cups with the batter.

*Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the muffin tin from the oven, but leave the oven on. Quickly spoon the banana mixture onto the tops of the muffins. Return to the oven and bake for another 8 minutes.

*Leave in the muffin tin for 5 minutes, remove, drizzle with the caramel sauce and allow to cool.