white cake

the best cake I ever had
was
a slice of white cake with
vanilla icing,
three layers at a wedding
I attended
in 1975, October 18.
I even saved a piece for
later. a large slice.
wrapped it in freezer
paper and stuck in the fridge.
I can still taste
it, even after all these years.
it melted in my mouth.
the bride's mother had it
specially made by a baker
in Maryland who came out
of retirement to make this
one enormous and delicious
cake.
I can see now. still taste
it as it was crushed playfully
into my mouth.
I never got the second slice,
the marriage ended
shortly thereafter,
and she took it with her,
along with a toaster oven,
back to mom.