by Marilyn Singer
Take three bowls of porridge (too hot, too cold, just right)
a gingerbread house
an apple Snow White shouldn't eat
a basket of goodies for Grandma
a handful of magical beans
a gathering of ramps (whatever that means)
a single pea.
Put in several witches
princesses, giants
a boy with a lamp
an ugly duckling
a cat that can talk
a humongous bean stalk
a juniper tree.
They don't have to be fancy.
They don't have to rhyme.
But you'll implore,
you'll ask for more
"once upon a time."
from Follow the Recipe: Poems About Imagination, Celebration & Cake
by Marilyn Singer, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman
Dial, 2020
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