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When it’s time to start cooking,
I’m in the kitchen right away.

I love
cooking and baking.

I love all of it!

Cooking reminds me of
my papa’s kitchen.

Cooking
and learning from him
was the best feeling
I could ever have in the kitchen.

I love the simplicity of seasoning:
salt and pepper
powerful flavors,
powerful memories.

Baking is so much fun!
It’s so crazy and messy.

When I bake
I like to make it fun
I like to be creative

When I get creative
I get messy

And, when I say I get messy
the whole kitchen is dirty
by the time I’m done.

I love the silliness of it:
flour and sugar
simple ingredients
simply amazing.

Word from the Author – Kyli Metcalfe

Some of the best memories I have are with my Papa. He is so important to me because he teaches me not only how to cook, but how to have fun while doing it. I love him for that!

Revision Decision:

This piece started simply as a couple of paragraphs talking about my Papa. I decided to break up the sentences by looking for the moments that meant the most for me and this poem is what came from it!