"The Bread Maker"
Strong arms rolling dough over dough over dough
burnished in the glow of the heat of the sun and fire
from the light coming in and the great oven dome
Tanning dough, baking fast, turning over
setting on a flat wooden oar, parsing sweat from pores
dirty apron, dirt floor
muscles shining wet and pumping
dough over dough over dough
Staring at the dough in the flame like a show
timing burn even glaze in the blaze
lining bread in a box in a row
Posted 3/1/19
Written by Nina Ricci
