Bread
Flour and water
yeast and fire
toil of kneading
luxury of memory
Fawcett Beaverbrook
Enterprise and Franklin
firebox and oven
Maid of Avalon
Waterloo Home Comfort
warming tray for rising
luxury of butter
necessity of salt
Butter of memory
memory of savour
gift of kneading
the ways of baking
More magic than science
but if science we must call it
then science like butter
ancient and golden.
Geoff Budden
Geoff Budden lives in St John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada, where he practices law. He is the father of two young adult daughters and has had poems published in Canada and Australia. Geoff can be found on Twitter at @GeoffBudden
About This Poem
"This poem was inspired by childhood memories of wood-fired ovens and of the women who used them to bake bread for their families and guests."