A Plum Cake Poem by Rajesh Thankappan

I took all the ingredients that it takes
To bake a plump plum cake -
Refined flour and baking powder
Raisins soft and walnuts chopped,
Added butter to make the batter
Mixed sugar with excitement and vigor
Broke a few eggs in my quest
Not to forget about vanilla essence and lemon zest.

The batter now ready went into the oven
I waited outside and peeped into it often
When the time was up, I took it out
And in deep disappointment gave out a shout
For the cake had failed to rise up to the occasion
I admit I felt defeated in my mission.

Yet the cake taught me a life’s simple lesson
And so despite my failure I rejoice for this lone reason,
That the right ingredients alone need not guarantee success
On right methodologies we should our attention focus.