Breaking Bread

Two cups of flour and half that of milk

along with a couple teaspoons of leavening

are all you need

to produce a loaf of soda bread to share

with butter and honey and flakes

of coarse sea salt after church in the garden.

A sturdy cutting board and one of those knives

with the long blade and jagged teeth

will help break the bread

into portions for hungry companions.

And that is all you need.

April, 2020

Santa Barbara, California

Soul Food