Wednesday 21 November 2012

Guilty Pleasure

Isadora Gruye,  at IGWRT , asks us to reveal our secrets. This one is perhaps a fantasy on my part,  as I don't believe I've indulged in such a caper since I was a lad - and even then, not at midnight! I had too much respect for my teeth. However, a man can dream, can't he?! That in itself can be a guilty pleasure!


How I ask you, may one measure
the guilt attached to guilty pleasure?



Does it mean the size of the Mars Bar
or the depth of the sweetie jar
will add it's own dimension?

Must I mention
how this delight
on midnight
exploits to the kitchen
can get your fingers itching
to tear the paper
fast, then make a
start, as teeth
nibble away to reach beneath
the chocolate topping,
find the caramel. No stopping
until the nougat is licked clean.
Know what I mean?

"A Mars a day "
so adverts say
"will help you work, or play, or rest"
but one at midnight tastes the best!
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31 comments:

  1. Doctor FTSE21 November 2012 at 10:56

    Hey Caddoc . . . does Ada know about this? Clearly the luscious chewy chocolatey taste has lifted you to the summit of poetic endeavour. Bien fait!

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    1. Mrs.Trellis22 November 2012 at 11:18

      I didn't, Doctor, but now I do! I've just recommended he come to you for advice on the unwrapping part...
      Itchy fingers, indeed?!

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  2. Cad21 November 2012 at 11:02

    Ssh! It wouldn't be a guilty secret if Ada knew, would it Doc?! Of course, if she reads this, she might decide to give me a sweet treat for Christmas...

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    1. Doctor FTSE21 November 2012 at 11:08

      . . or a good thrashing! But hey . . . that's maybe your idea of a sweet Christmas treat.

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    2. Cad21 November 2012 at 11:19

      Woah! That might be Ada's guilty pleasure, wielding a whip, but you know me Doc, I'd go for a softer option...

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    3. Mrs.Trellis22 November 2012 at 11:20

      Caddoc, Caddoc, Caddoc! Try the Doctor's soft option, why don't you? My ears will be waiting...

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  3. Laura21 November 2012 at 12:32

    yum... I wish I could still eat chocolate... does not agree with my digestion anymore... but I do miss the taste.

    If you have time tomorrow or perhaps Sunday or Monday, please stop by to visit the gratitude quilt and add words of gratitude of your own in the comment box below... it will be posted early Thursday morning, November 22nd. Happy Thanksgiving!

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  4. Margaret21 November 2012 at 14:07

    ...and not teeth brushing? Hmm, that is bad :)

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  5. Laurie Kolp21 November 2012 at 14:29

    Making my mouth water...

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    1. Jinksy21 November 2012 at 14:42

      You're not alone! Mine is doing the same thing. Is is possible to have vicarious guilty pleasure I wonder? LOL :) Thanks Cad, for sharing!

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  6. Herotomost21 November 2012 at 16:57

    This made me hungryyyyyyy!!!!!!!! Loved it.

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  7. Kerry O'Connor21 November 2012 at 17:11

    Chocolate at midnight? I'd never admit to it ;-)

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  8. TexWisGirl21 November 2012 at 17:14

    oh, yum, yum, yum! :)

    thanks for stopping by my place and leaving a comment. really appreciate it!

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  9. Marian21 November 2012 at 18:56

    is that a Mars bar? looks like a Snickers to me.
    just yesterday i saw a photograph of a freight train made with 2,000+ pounds of Belgian chocolate. given the responses so far to Izy's prompt, maybe i should dig that one up and post for everyone to enjoy. :)

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    1. Cad21 November 2012 at 19:45

      Snickers have peanuts in, too - not so good for denture wearers! LOL. Not that I have any of those - yet! :)

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  10. Sherry Blue Sky21 November 2012 at 19:35

    Mars bars are my very favorite. Love this poem!!!!! Love the fingers itching to get the wrapper off. I was in that very space just last night!

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    1. Cad21 November 2012 at 19:47

      Then I hope you had a Mars Bar Handy, to keep you company!

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  11. LLM Calling21 November 2012 at 21:19

    Yum yum, best really cold as well.

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  12. Isadora Gruye22 November 2012 at 00:39

    Thanks for posting on the challenge Cad. Your sing song style and truthiness is always welcome

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  13. Hannah22 November 2012 at 04:17

    One of my favorite kind!!! Now I'm craving one. :)

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  14. Susie Clevenger22 November 2012 at 07:14

    Now that's a dirty pleasure that I don't mind sneaking around to partake in....

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    1. Mrs.Trellis22 November 2012 at 11:22

      Sneak around my Caddoc at your peril, Madam...

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  15. Mrs.Trellis22 November 2012 at 11:15

    Caddoc, I suggest you need to go HERE to learn a little something about another kind of sweetness...

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  16. Kay L. Davies22 November 2012 at 13:55

    I cringed when I first saw the awnings over mom-and-pop grocery stores in England ..."A Mars a Day" ...the thought made my teeth ache.
    This is not to say, however, that I don't understand the midnight craving for chocolate, caramel, nougat, or all three. I understand too, too well.
    K

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  17. Helen22 November 2012 at 15:58

    You are soooooooooooooo bad! In a good kind of way!

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  18. Doctor FTSE22 November 2012 at 20:13

    If I know Caddoc Trellis, his poem here doesn't even scratch the surface of his Guilty Pleasures. What goes on inside that shed of his would make your eyes water.

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    1. Cad22 November 2012 at 20:56

      True. It often makes MY eyes water - with laughing! I was born to be a clown...

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    2. Trellissimo22 November 2012 at 22:09

      Doctor FTSE, are you perhaps suggesting that Caddoc and Ada amuse themselves in one of these, kept specially in his shed? Now, that's a real guilty pleasure!

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    3. Trellissimo22 November 2012 at 22:12

      P.S. No, not the marrow, people - the upholstered wheelbarrow! Read to the end of the poem!!!

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  19. Susan24 November 2012 at 14:09

    You capture every gesture, every movement. I see I should havve written about chocolate. I feel actual guilty about that! Thanks for visiting my blog.

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  20. Lolamouse25 November 2012 at 01:09

    Oh why do these sweet treats always beckon at midnight?

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