Meals Made

Your hands kneaded the dough
Tastebuds tested the taste
Prescience prevented burning
– Desires which shaped the whole

Crafted with tools & history
Fragments slowly become formed
Spices sniffed, selected, then measured
– But altered each time

Flurry of smells expand through space
Heat dances with the Cold again
Oils slick, considered, then poured
– Smoke points will remain unhit

Tears shed over broken bulb
Sliced skin treated tenderly with aid
Stained shirts snatched for washing
– Burns are cared for with running water

Meals made with bodies in mind
Palate, allergies, and diet restrictions:
Zero in on what to make
– What bread we can break together

Knives chatter
Garlic crushed
Pots gurgle
And the oven sings

Unison of intent creates substance
Intimacy through sustenance
Nourishment of both body & spirit
– As we can finally sit together