Muffins

Whether it was just because
she invoked Mary Poppins
with her accent, or because
listening to her voice lilt
about whisking whites
with a dash of salt
and cream of tartar until
they just bear the appearance
of white fluffy clouds,
I almost had a driveway moment
right here at the cafe,
but when I listened to her
description of the cupcake
whose ingredients were prepared
in a saucepan and poured
to a muffin tray, I heard
her call the eventual pastry,
"Very grown up." I knew at once
it was more than an invocation.