Sense of Goodness

HOMEMADE

Beat the brown and white sugar grit

with the smooth, soft butter--

"clickety, clack" go the beaters against the aluminum bowl.

Crack the eggshells,

adding each gloppy egg one at a time 

to the mix with a tiny splash of vanilla.

Add the white, powdery baking soda

softly to the bowl as the beaters,

"Whir, whir, whir."

Scoop the fluffy, dusty flour

cup by cup, leveling it with the

back of a shiny, silver butter knife.

"Hum, hum, hum" from the beater

as more and more of the quiet

white powder is added.

Time to stop the whirs and hums

and take to the nut grinder

to pulverize the pecans.

Sprinkle chocolate chips and

pecans over the soft bed of

of the biscuit-colored batter.

A tablespoon chugs through

the dough to combine

the collective ingredients.

Shh!--(licking of fingers)

Plop a teaspoonful of the mix 

onto the time worn tray and bang it

on the oven shelf at 375 degrees.

Door closes and timer set
while eyes begin to peer
through the shiny glass oven door.

Mmmm.........  

Smell the warmth of baked sugar and dough,
leaving the feel of crispy cookie edges
and the taste of chocolate goodness.