December is almost upon us
Time to assemble supplies
Blocks of butter, sacks of sugar
Containers of cornstarch, bags of flour
For more than forty years
I have made Gramma’s shortbread
Each year striving to master
The deceptively simple recipe
Adjusting times and temperatures
Getting better gear
Modifying my molding
Of each wee ball
All to create that
Melt-in-your-mouth moment
Of rich bliss
And retain my title
About Carol Good
Since retiring, Carol has redirected her creativity into writing – mostly poetry. Her pandemic projects have included publishing of her first poetry collection – Alive & 65: a celebration for her 65th birthday and joining the League of Canadian Poets. She lives in an octagonal century home with her very handy husband located on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. She recognizes the land as being home and traditional territory to other Indigenous people since time immemorial.
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