Making bread
It must be said
Is harder work
Than I had read:
Measure it,
Mix it,
Knead it,
Leave it,
Prod it,
Roll it,
Bake it,
Proclaim it,
In exchange:
Burnt my mouth
Straight from the oven
But silenced the kids
In quiet consumption.
Before:
Washing bowls
Scraping dough
And scouring flour
For a good half hour.
Hard labour the staff of life.
Achilles & Aristotle 