Eight-line Poems 2

Cinnamon

Cinnamon

The thing about cinnamon,
it comes from the bark of a tree -
it feeds my inner mom,
and makes me happy to be.

The thing that is even stranger,
though probably not to blame,
a dog’s bark will warn of danger,
and is certainly not the same.


Line count: 8
Rhymed abab
For Express It In Eight, 11.01.24
Prompt: Write a poem about cinnamon or other spice(s) generally used in fall cooking.