28 responses to “Perfect birthday cake(s)”

1. One mistake, takes the cake, alas. Oh but what delicious guilt!

   • indeed… guilt works.

2. This is so charming! I love how seamlessly you have use Litotes here, Bjorn and resonate with; “It takes a lifetime
   of confection to fill the void of a single cake forgotten.

   Thank you so much for writing to the prompt ❤️❤️

   • I had fin with the prompt, but it is not easy

3. A special cake (plus some) will fix it, smiles. Love the ingredients of the perfect birthday cake – not too bad, indeed!

   • I had to find a way to incorporate that litates… but had fun writing it.

4. Nothing worse than a long memory for the forgotten things but such a short memory for all of those remembered ones. That cake looks like it will jump out of the screen and into my mouth. YUM.

   • Ganache in cakes is the best

     • Not sure what ganache is but I bet you make a delicious cake.

     • Basically chocolate with cream… 🙂

5. I don’t think I’ve ever had a perfect birthday cake, but then I’m not really a cake person. But I do love chocolate ganache – and these lines:
   ‘It takes a lifetime
   of confection
   to fill the void
   of a single cake
   forgotten’.

   • I agree… but a cake with chocolate ganache would be perfect I think.

6. Not too bad, indeed! I hope he’s forgiven.
   Who could not love chocolate ganache–though I’d prefer coffee ice cream. 😊

7. reallly enjoyed reading this

8. Björn, your poem with litotes beautifully conveys the emotion of a missed moment, skillfully blending imagery and reflection. The poignant narrative leaves a lasting impact. Well done!

   ~David

9. I really enjoyed how you used the litotes as dialogue in your poem.

10. I like how the picture shows 5 candles, making me imagine a child, but the story sounds like it’s been going on for a very long time, which makes me think she is forever 5 and haunting you.

    • Actually each candle sometimes means 10 years… so it could be a 50 year birthday too.

11. Ha ha You are right about that! You have to know when to hold them and when to fold them. Too bad it takes a lifetime. Well done, Bjorn.

12. Hard to eat a damaged cake. It must have been extra good. A fun poem, Bjorn. Thank you.
    ..

13. WOW!! You used ‘litotes’ brilliantly. And told a story in the process.

14. That ending is marvelous, the whole poem as well!
    On a sidenote, I was attracted to the image you used of the cake; because I used the same one for my 23rd Birthday post here on wordpress, except your cake is I believe AI generated! I feel like I know exactly which photo it referenced and I find that fascinating.

    • Interesting… so you mean AI is just stealing (well that has been said before)

      • And the person who made this cake originally, and photographed it, is unknowingly became the go to for AI brain when its making a chocolate cake 🙂

15. “It takes a lifetime
    of confection
    to fill the void
    of a single cake
    forgotten.”

    As the others say, this line is the ganache on this litote cake! 😄Delicious, not easily forgotten, and made with love.

16. First of all, I want a generous piece of that cake!
    Your ending is confection perfection.

17. Not too bad, I would say! I had difficulty incorporating litotes in my poem, yours work seamlessly in this tale of delicious guilt.

18. Bjorn you touch a real nerve here, I know this once forgotten cake. But I have also experienced it from both sides. It does indeed take a lifetime.

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