The Cookie Jar

“Keep away from that!” Warns Grandma

as she shakes her wooden spoon from afar.

I timidly obey and wonder about

the mysterious magical cookie jar.

When I was little I had hoped for cookies and 

lifted its lid when she turned away.

POOF!  I immediately turned into a chicken 

and continued to lay brown eggs for a day.

Since then she’s shared stories of fantastic powers --

enchantment completely unpredictable.

Nevertheless I remain determined to discover
the secrets within Grandma’s magical cookie jar.