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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity 
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 My picture - Cap Gris Nez - Northern France *** This bread In tasting this bread may we give grace. Every single grain spike exhales its consciousness over the whole grain field, where it lingers to be read by the swift touch ofthe wind and by attentive eyes. If we halt for just a moment at the edge of this golden glory we will be able to inhale the essence of a millennia-long story. This soil is drenched in whispers gathered upon the rivers of time. This site has known the sighs of soldiers, peasants and lovers, it has heard children’s laughter, it has been soaked with tears, it has known all of life’s seasons its sacred songs and deep sorrows. Now the field has found its apotheosis, in this blessed abundance of harvest. Displayed in beauty it greets the sun, it waves in grace to the stars above. Soon it will know transformation and delight us with its unique fragrance. Let us remember then that love, forgiveness and new awareness can purify the battlefields of the world, consecrating them as tools of peace, assuring nourishment to the hungry multitudes who still lack their share of Nature’s gifts. In tasting this bread may we give grace. *** |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
 My picture of my homemade bread  |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Very nice...James |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
From the bountiful harvest to your homemade bread! Margherita, this post appealed to several of my senses. ~ Visually, emotionally, gastronomically...   A poem of great depth, beauty, and meaning.   Linda AT |
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Alison 
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Margherita, I love your picture - I have never seen a wheat field. It's beautiful. I love your poem - it reads like a prayer. I love your bread - I, too, am a bread baker. I love you. Alison |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Thank you, dear James, dear Linda and dear Alison for your appreciation. I was somehow "haunted" by the visions and voices I experienced when I was looking at this "sea of wheat" in August. Had to let my pen work out the memories and images. I love to bake bread, there is a profound pleasure in rediscovering these simple gratifications. Love, joy and peace. Margherita |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Your talent with visions, words and even baking , hold me in awe. latearrival. |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Margherita, If you lived near me I would be knocking on your door looking for some of that bread. It looks delicious. Your seem to be a lady of many talents, master poet being chief among them. I am saving this one. Ida |
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brneyedgrly Senior Member
since 2009-06-08
Posts 1125nowhere and everywhere |
Let us remember then that love, forgiveness and new awareness can purify the battlefields of the world, consecrating them as tools of peace, assuring nourishment to the hungry multitudes who still lack their share of Nature’s gifts. In tasting this bread may we give grace. ______________ I agree with Alison..this is a prayer greatly needed love, shellie |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Oh, Margherita! Your poem and your first picture were so beautiful and rich with Margherita-ness and flavour, and then, on top of all that, your tantalising homemade bread! I am imagining going all the way from South Africa to Italy for a slice of Margherita-bread and savouring it slowwwwwly with my eyes closed and my tastebuds open - and that CRUST! I can taste and chew on it and the rest of the slice, while also smelling the sweet scent of newly baked bread as I eat it. (Do I really have to eat my ordinary bought bread, now?) Owl |
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larzana Member
since 2009-09-17
Posts 55 |
What a field it is! (I would never have been able to tell English wasn't your first language, you use it beautifully!) |
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Lighthousebob Member Elite
since 2000-06-14
Posts 4725California |
You have given such profound meaning and voice to a simple field of grain. The pictures are beautiful, the poem is beautiful and the heart and sentiment behind these are beautiful as well. Thank you for sharing, my friend, and God bless, -Bob |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Thank you, dear Martiyo, dear Ida, dear Shellie, dear Diana, dear Larzana and dear Bob! Your generous, loving replies warmed my heart. I'd love to have you sitting at our table and enjoying this blessed bread together with some Italian specialities. ... and a glass of wine of course to go with it.Love, Margherita |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Yes, indeed, dear Margherita, a beautiful prayer and lovely pictures. I'm a bread lover myself but who knows what the future will hold as I proceed to uproot myself and live with my sons in Cape Town. They adhere to a raw food diet but I believe one can do wonders with raw food so let's see if we can come up with something similar. Many challenges ahead! Love Helen |
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terasinas Member
since 2006-03-24
Posts 91Michigan ... The Great Lakes |
AMEN!Loved the "history" of this place and the idea that, this shared history ((this land))is part of us all, even as we eat this bread, becoming one with that and transforming it into nourishment of mind and body. You did great with the language and the impressions and I can't wait to read more of your shares. Thank you ~tera Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains." - Jaque Rouseau |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Margherita - the grace of a loaf of bread, well written... BC |
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meljo Junior Member
since 2009-09-24
Posts 10CA, USA |
Very nice. |
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Paul Wilson
since 2002-07-07
Posts 4711United States |
Margherita...I must say this is the first picture of wheat that I have seen that looked like it could speak to a person and I believe it spoke to you in a most wonderful tender way. Great poem...Paul ~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~ |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Thank you all, dear Poet friends, for your kind and loving comments. I enjoyed them greatly. Have a wonderful Sunday! Love, Margherita "Love is the One who masters all things; |
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LindsayP Member Elite
since 2007-07-28
Posts 3410Australia, Victoria |
If we halt for just a moment at the edge of this golden glory we will be able to inhale the essence of a millennia-long story. This soil is drenched in whispers gathered upon the rivers of time. Dear Margherita, you have made me look at a field of wheat in a different light. Over here in Aussie land we have millions of acres sown with wheat but your poem makes me realize just how important it is. A very thoughtful poem dear Lady. Love Lindsay |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Thank you, dear Lindsay, your words warm my heart. Love, Margherita |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
Okay now I gotta go make a sandwich thanks for the reality check Margherita.  |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
((((Dixie)))), thank you for peeking in and reacting in such a healthy way Love, Margherita |
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