From the first fist into
the risen mass, the dough
is a-hiss. To live is
to master a liturgy
of winds — even yeast
knows this. Gas
whispers out through
a thousand pinholes as
I fold & press, fold
& press that limit-
less quilt.
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Written for the RWP vowel prompt. Other responses may be found here.
Oh, my, this makes me want to make some bread!
That’s good. Go for it!
Guilt is a strong force in one’s life and can be folded many times before it disappears, if at all. Nice use of the prompt. Have a great night.
Thanks. That gives me a good idea of how to expand this poem, if I do.
I can smell it. :-)
Not that kind of wind!
absolutely love this, Dave – especially your use of hard “is” and “iss” sounds.
“To live is
to master a liturgy
of winds — even yeast
knows this”.
Beautiful.
Thanks!
Dave picked out my favorite. What a great line. Interesting how it came out of such a prompt.
It came later than the first draft, I can tell you that much. I guess the reason I don’t write to prompts too often is they force me to reverse my usual procedure of idea first, writing afterwards.
I concur with Dave. This is beautiful.
Poetry is where you find it.
Thanks, but in this case, I just found it in the sound of words. Which is O.K., I guess.
the “s” sound compliments the “i” throughout, set up by “hiss.” very nice! and i love thinking of even those air bubbles caused by yeast as wind. the mention of liturgy makes the whole piece — and the act of making bread — a prayer.
Glad you liked it, Carolee.
I like this, dave, especially because I’m the bread maker here. I always use the Tassajara Bread Book recipe, and find bread making meditative, like a zen practice. My breath, the bread’s rising, folding in on each other.
Hi robin. I’d like to say I find it meditative, too — if meditation includes spacing out while listening to loud music. :)
No, I can smell the dough!
Ah.
Simple and elegant. Interesting that Michelle read the last line as “guilt”, it’s “quilt”, right? But strangely, they both work, although with rather different meanings.