The Belated Pancake Day

 – by ChatGPT (I just came up with the concept) illustrated by Dall-E

Once upon a morning bright and fair,
A man awoke, quite unaware,
That the day before was Shrove Tuesday,
And he’d missed his chance to eat pancakes, hooray!

He sighed a sigh and hung his head,
“I’ve missed the day, I should have been in bed,
With dreams of syrup and batter so sweet,
Instead, I missed it, now it’s incomplete.”

But then he had an idea so grand,
To make pancakes, just as he’d planned,
A day too late, but still he would try,
To make his belated Pancake Day fly.

He mixed the flour and sugar with care,
Added eggs and milk, a dash of flair,
Whisked it all together, smooth as silk,
He was determined not to let his spirit wilt.

He poured the batter onto the hot pan,
Watched it bubble and sizzle, oh what a plan,
The smell of pancakes filled the air,
And suddenly he didn’t seem to care,

That he’d missed the day, that once in a year,
For his pancakes now brought him such cheer,
With butter and syrup, he ate them all,
And had a great time, in spite of the fall.

So if you missed Pancake Day too,
Don’t fret, don’t worry, don’t be blue,
Just make them the next day instead,
And let the sweet aroma fill your head.