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It's Thursday
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It's Thursday |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart 
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It’s Thursday. I added butter to the warm milk, sugar and salt, then all of that liquid glow to the flour and yeast because of the need to knead, then filled my hands with warm spongy dough. Poe & Twain know Thursdays they expect me to leave just about noon and look puzzled that I don’t, anymore. It is Thursday. I’ve made bread enough to share but I know you will send someone to take up your portion. I keep daily challenges and the harder projects for this day making attempts to stay mentally engaged; something that you brought about so effortlessly. It’s not like Sundays the day I heard of Robert’s journey which was different because he had not taken care – and did not heed warnings – grasshopper that he was… or maybe it is just time that has clouded my pain over his going… and it has been years since I last baked sweet for him. It’s Thursday and the bread might be a little saltier than usual. . © KRJ 10-28-10 |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
May your offering of bread be well received and the salt of memory always season it with love..... very nicely done Ms Sun... some days just bring memories and words |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
Salt is savor, dearest, Sunshine; sometimes it defines the meaning of tears. Love, Art |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
I think we will all remember your Thursdays. Since you and your friend are no longer together what better way to give her that time for doing what you usually did for that day. Appreciating this about you and your friendship. latearrival/jo |
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Eusta B. Mae Senior Member
since 2010-05-03
Posts 903 |
I'm glad you are still celebrating her essence as you miss her presence. Your Sun shines through even on cloudy Thursdays. Eusta  |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
Such a blessing, both you, your poem and the bread. Lovely memories to hold on to, and so beautifully expressed. |
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Bastet Member
since 2010-05-07
Posts 246 |
An interesting and very peotic new take on days of the week. You turn mundane tasks into sentimental journeys. Your poems are always deep and a great pleasure to read. |
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Prasad Nataraj Senior Member
since 2008-05-29
Posts 1149Bangalore,India |
Fine writing. Bread might be saltier, poem is very sweet. "Hardwork pays in the long run" |
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Amaryllis Senior Member
since 2010-05-20
Posts 1306Mi now |
Tenderly rendered, Sunshine... love the bread as metaphor... Best~ Amaryllis |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Sissie....Sometimes a special someone can bring to light all the other tears that waited for the right time, to fall.  |
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JerryPat Senior Member
since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991Louisiana/America |
The making of bread, on a Thursday is a time-honored tradition. Well, maybe not Thursday, but at least bread kneading, shaping, rising, glazing with egg whites, baking, breaking a piece off before it is cool enough to eat and drop fresh churned butter in the hole you made in it with that butter spoon, dribble a dab of honey on top of the melting butter, put both elbows on the table and pig out. That is the tradition. I completely got carried away and didn't address your poem's heavier matters, please forgive me. . . . and the Raven said, %!~#&(&#!$! |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Bet it smells great on Thursday. Love how the reflections are spun through the verses. Clever setting and atmosphere in this and left me with mouth watering.... Amazing how a task will stimulate thoughts of diversion and memory......Great stuff!! Keep my chair open and we'll trade spinning yarns. Eric |
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The Lady Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634The Southwest |
ahh Karilea. this one leaves me breathless.  |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Beautiful writing and I would love to have some of that bread. Ymmmm! Ida |
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eminor_angel Member
since 2003-05-22
Posts 323Canada |
I like this. Baking is amazing fodder for poetry, unlikely as it seems. Have you read "All Bread" by Margaret Atwood? |
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