The Secret in the Kitchen

"No peeking!" she says

thwop on the board, chink near sink . . .

Something's simmering

Answer the riddles

#1

I start small and hard

but warm up my belly and . . .

I'm soft and fluffy!

#2

It opens to speak,

yet no sound reaches my ears,

my eyes hear its words.

practice

Tiny hands grip tight

forward one step, sideways one

slide, step, wobble, sit

baby across the room

her eyes open wide,

her arms stretch, and hands reach out

I wave back at her.