To Dough

Dough

Dearest Dough

I love you

I love to bury my arms in you

Push, Pull and Shape you

To make loaves and rolls

sticks and buns

I love to feed my family with you

To know that a few simple ingredients made you

and my work shaped you

and loved you

and made you what you are today

You are manna

and sometimes flavored with banana

but always welcome, wondrous and filling

You are dough

You can be anything you want to be

But to me, you are love.