OF ECSTASY AND OATMEAL COOKIES
She used to make the big round ones
With raisins
Crisp on the edges
And chewy in the center
Which we always saved till last
By biting in circles.
I used to stand and watch her making them
On the stool so I could see.
I loved to watch her
The smell of the oven
And the butter
And the chewy center.
I loved the oatmeal cookies
Yesterday
They are gone
The oatmeal cookies are gone.
With raisins
Crisp on the edges
And chewy in the center
Which we always saved till last
By biting in circles.
I used to stand and watch her making them
On the stool so I could see.
I loved to watch her
The smell of the oven
And the butter
And the chewy center.
I loved the oatmeal cookies
Yesterday
They are gone
The oatmeal cookies are gone.
I chase her through the fields
And her hair blows
She falls
We fall
I pick a flower
The flower dangles from her lips
I touch her soft skin
She laughs, no, she giggles
And sighs
Her breathing
Her warm breath
She loves me.
I look into her eyes
Pools of blue
Beautiful blue
I am swimming in the depths
They move
I touch her
I love her
And the oatmeal cookies
The chewy center
The blue eyes
The soft skin
The lips part
And quiver
The flower falls
Her breath
We love
The sky is blue and birds sing
A soft summer breeze whispers around us
And tells of beauty
Of life
Of ecstasy and oatmeal cookies.
And her hair blows
She falls
We fall
I pick a flower
The flower dangles from her lips
I touch her soft skin
She laughs, no, she giggles
And sighs
Her breathing
Her warm breath
She loves me.
I look into her eyes
Pools of blue
Beautiful blue
I am swimming in the depths
They move
I touch her
I love her
And the oatmeal cookies
The chewy center
The blue eyes
The soft skin
The lips part
And quiver
The flower falls
Her breath
We love
The sky is blue and birds sing
A soft summer breeze whispers around us
And tells of beauty
Of life
Of ecstasy and oatmeal cookies.
Gone
The oatmeal cookies are gone
I loved the oatmeal cookies
Love
Gone
My soul
Cries?
The oatmeal cookies are gone
I loved the oatmeal cookies
Love
Gone
My soul
Cries?
When “Sesame Street” premiered on National Educational Television on 10 November 1969 it featured the "famous W lecture" delivered by Kermit the Frog (voiced by Muppets creator Jim Henson) being interfered with by an unnamed Muppet monster (voiced by Frank Oz) who ate a model W bit by bit, turning it into an N, a V, and finally an I, before trying to devour Kermit. In a later routine the same monster won a quiz show and was given the choice of $10,000, a new car, a trip to Hawaii, or a cookie -- he took the cookie and from then on he was called Cookie Monster. During the 1st season he developed his voracious appetite and growly vernacular such as "Me want cookie!," "Me eat cookie!" or simply "COOKIE!," and "Om nom nom nom" said through a mouth full of food. (Henson also produced a series of animation inserts for the numbers 1 through 10 which always ended with a Henson-voiced baker falling down the stairs while carrying the featured number of dessert.) His signature song "C Is For Cookie" by Joe Raposo and Jerry Juhl was released on “the Muppet Alphabet Album” in 1971 and made its premier on the TV show on 28 March 1972.
ReplyDeleteNow what starts with the letter C?
Cookie starts with C
Let's think of other things
That starts with C
Oh, who cares about the other things?
C is for cookie, that's good enough for me
C is for cookie, that's good enough for me
C is for cookie, that's good enough for me
Oh, cookie, cookie, cookie starts with C
C is for cookie, that's good enough for me
C is for cookie, that's good enough for me
C is for cookie, that's good enough for me
Oh, cookie, cookie, cookie starts with C
Hey you know what?
A round cookie with one bite out of it
Looks like a C
A round donut with one bite out of it
Also looks like a C
But it is not as good as a cookie
Oh and the moon sometimes looks like a C
But you can't eat that, so...
C is for cookie, that's good enough for me, yeah!
C is for cookie, that's good enough for me
C is for cookie, that's good enough for me
Oh, cookie, cookie, cookie starts with C, yeah!
Cookie, cookie, cookie starts with C, oh boy!
Cookie, cookie, cookie starts with C!
Umm-umm-umm-umm-umm
(Charles, can YOU think of other things that start with the letter C? Hmmm?)
Yes, but they aren't publishable.
DeleteWell, right now the word Crazy comes to mind. C is for crazy, that's good enough for me, especially when I listen to insane people pounding on their ceiling screaming "Let me out." Is the above meant to be a poem preceded by a setup? Did you write it or did you find it somewhere? By the way, thanks for publishing my cookie poem.
ReplyDeleteI wrote this somewhere in the 1960s, 1967 I think. I said goodbye to one of the loves of my life at the gate at the Luxemburg airport, then ran up the stairs to the observation deck to see her board the plane. She didn't look back. Julie Christie in "Darling". We corresponded for awhile and talked by phone once, but I never saw her again.
DeleteC is for Cookie is the song that the Cookie Monster sings. I'm sure you can find it on youtube if you're not familiar with Sesame street.
ReplyDeleteCrazy is good, but my word-association test predicted an anatomical answer...
I eat cookies the same way, much as the way of making love: little bites, caresses and kisses to savor the flavor slowly. YeS gone, memories lost as the years go by, memories that increase. . . .
ReplyDeleteDave, I've been obsessively in love every moment of my life as far back as I can remember, even into early childhood. How lucky I've been to be born a "hopeless romantic."
DeleteDave, I've been obsessively in love every moment of my life that I can remember, even back to early childhood. I'm very lucky to have been born a "hopeless romantic".
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