the five layer cake

she brought

her five-layer cake, not three

or four,

but five

layers

to the county fair.

she was famous

for her cake.

tall and round, 

meticulously iced,

carefully

carried from

her car

to the picnic table

at the fairgrounds.

would it win the prize

again this year?

would the blue ribbon

once more

be pinned to her

gown?

hopefully,

because that's what

she lived for.