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Grieving Heart

Thursday, October 2nd, 2003


Gnawing emptiness eating away
Healing wounds bleeding again
Silently grieving day after day
Painful memories still remain.

Today marks the twelfth week of Mum’s demise. It is hard to believe that Mum has been gone that many weeks. Whenever I looked at photographs of Mum, it felt as if she was still here a short while ago only. I miss those familiar features of Mum’s face. I miss those familiar sounds of Mum going about her daily chores. I miss being in Mum’s presence.

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Posted by Peter Tan at 10:02 pm in All About Mum, Poems | Permalink | 4 Comments »

Butter Cake

Wednesday, October 1st, 2003


Butter cake creamy sweet and round
Soft and fluffy and weighs a pound
Mum used to bake and it tasted good
Why is mine like stale bread so crude?

Mum used to bake the most delicious butter cakes. She would give them away to neighbours and friends. I like to eat Mum�s cakes oven-fresh when they are still warm, moist and soft. The aroma is just heavenly.

Today is my second attempt at baking. The first was a disaster. It did not rise at all. This second cake is not any better. It rose, but just barely. If only knowing where I went wrong in the mixing and baking process is like troubleshooting a computer, it would be so much easier.

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Posted by Peter Tan at 2:51 pm in Food | Permalink | 12 Comments »



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